ATP Player Points Out What Makes Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner Different From the Rest on Tour
Andrey Rublev ended the year winning just the Qatar Open in Doha after beating Jack Draper.
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Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have been far the best players on the ATP Tour this season. The two men have shared the last eight Grand Slams, and they have met in several Masters 1000 finals across 2025. ATP star Andrey Rublev has revealed why the duo is completely different from the rest on tour.
Alcaraz and Sinner claimed a combined fourteen titles on tour this season, including four Grand Slams. The former won eight tour-level crowns, the most on tour, followed by Sinner, who claimed six titles. They have met in the last three Grand Slam finals and faced each other in three other tournaments.
Alcaraz won four of those meetings, losing two to Sinner. However, what has stood out for Alcaraz and Sinner is that they have evolved faster in their game than other players, and their rivalry has created a competitive spirit in them that has seen the duo compete at an extraordinary consistent level.
Also, due to their rivalry, they always want to outdo each other on tour by pushing themselves to the limit on the court. On several occasions, they have played with injuries and gone on to win titles. That is why several former players have dubbed their rivalry to be like the one Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal had.
With Sinner and Alcaraz’s dominance on tour, players have been aiming to challenge them next season. During a press conference at the UTS Grand Final in London, Rublev revealed that Sinner and Alcaraz are at a level higher than the rest of the players because they do not fear while playing on the court:
Carlos and Jannik are obviously way ahead of all of the rest of the players, that’s it. For me, they are just playing tennis. They are not playing with fear or hoping for the other guy to miss. They just play tennis, do the same thing and it doesn’t matter the score of the player. That’s the difference with everyone else, in my opinion.
Nonetheless, Rublev has a better record than most of the top 10 when it comes to playing Sinner and Alcaraz on the ATP Tour. Rublev has defeated Sinner on three occasions, including the quarter-finals at the 2024 Canadian Open. But the Russian star fares worse against Alcaraz, having only beaten the World No.1 on one occasion in their five meetings.
Andrey Rublev wins the Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award this season
Andrey Rublev has been named the recipient of the Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award in the 2025 ATP Awards, a testament to the 28-year-old’s impact on and off the court. The 17-time tour-level title winner launched the Andrey Rublev Foundation in March 2024 to provide resources and support to children struggling with critical illness.
At the beginning of this year, Rublev’s foundation announced a partnership with Bambino Gesu Children’s Hospital in Rome. He was also present at the hospital ahead of the ATP Masters 1000 tournament. He revealed to ATP after receiving the award that he’s been working hard to improve the foundation and they are learning new things:
I’m really happy to win the Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award. We’re really working hard to improve our Foundation. We’re learning, it’s something new for us. It’s only been two years, so to win this award means a lot. We’re going to keep growing the Foundation and do better and more things. Thank you so much.
Rublev added another title to his trophy cabinet this year in March after beating Jack Draper in the final of the Qatar Open. He also reached the fourth round of the Wimbledon Championship and the US Open. Rublev ended the year with a 34-25 win-loss record, but had a bad spell from the Asian swing and indoor hard court.
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