Andrey Rublev’s Shocking and “Broken” Confession Exposes the Dark Truth Behind Alcaraz & Sinner’s Reign—Hints at Secret Frustrations and a Potential Exit from the Tour Due To…
Andrey Rublev admits Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner are “ahead of the entire competition,” but adds it doesn’t make sense to compare them to the Big Three only because the playing conditions have changed.
For two decades, the Big Three – Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer – completely dominated the Grand Slam scene. Now, the Grand Slam stage is completely owned by Alcaraz and Sinner, who have split between them the eight Majors that have taken place since 2024.
This year, only one Grand Slam final didn’t feature an Alcaraz and Sinner match – Alexander Zverev reached the Australian Open final before being ousted in straight sets by the Italian. Heading into 2026, the two top-ranked players in the men’s game are widely favored to dominate the biggest stage once again.
Against Alcaraz, Rublev has one win in five matches – it came at the 2024 Madrid Masters. The Russian has three wins against Sinner, but has lost five of the six matches they have played since 2023.
Rublev: Alcaraz and Sinner are way ahead of the rest of us
“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,” Rublev told Tennis365.
After dropping a massive praise on the 22-year-old Spaniard and the 24-year-old Italian, Rublev also explained why comparing them to the Big Three probably wouldn’t make sense.
“You cannot compare. Roger and Rafa played when it was a different time and in different conditions. Tennis now more modern and the courts are changing, the balls are changing. They are not the same as before, so you cannot compare. It’s different conditions,” the Russian added.
Rublev is a 17-time ATP champion, but owns an infamous 0-10 record in his Grand Slam quarterfinal matches.
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Yevgeny Kafelnikov has great comment about Vera Zvonareva’s ITF Dubai run at 41
Yevgeny Kafelnikov admits he is pleasantly surprised by Vera Zvonareva’s stunning Dubai, and the former two-time Grand Slam champion jokes the 41-year-old may have been “eating some sort ot rejuvenating apples” lately.
After being out of action for 18 months, Zvonareva entered this week’s W100 (ITF) tournament in Dubai. The former world No. 2 is playing in singles and doubles events and has reached the final in both competitions.
In singles, Zvonareva – who doesn’t have a ranking at the moment – has beaten so far Tara Wurth, Tereza Martincova, Sofya Lansere, and also survived a three-set semifinal battle against 16-year-old rising star Mika Stojsavljevic. In doubles, the 2010 Wimbledon runner-up teamed up with fellow Russian Rada Zolotareva, and they have won three matches so far in their team debut.
Kafelnikov: She is having fun and we can only be happy for her
“I don’t really understand what Vera is doing. I don’t know what the secret to success at 41 is. Maybe she’s eating some sort of ‘rejuvenating apples’ (laughs). Everyone does what they feel is right. If she enjoys playing tennis — great. We can only be happy for someone who is having fun and getting a thrill out of it. Why take that away from her? We can only be glad for her,” Kafelnikov told Championat.
After beating Stojsavljevic, Zvonareva is set to meet another teenager as her Dubai final rival will be 19-year-old Petra Marcinko, who is ranked at No. 103 in the world. They have no previous meetings.
In the Dubai doubles final, Zvonareva and Zolotareva will take on Gao Xinyu and Mananchaya Sawangkaew.
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