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Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz Receive Grand Slam Warning from Andrey Rublev who Doesn’t Want Them to ‘Dominate Tennis’

Originally posted on FirstSportz | By Gouri Das | Last updated Jul 16, 2025 2:39 PM ET

Andrey Rublev doesn’t want Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner to dominate in Grand Slam tournaments. Their wins in Majors are motivating the Russian ace to improve his game and produce his best whenever he has matches scheduled against them.

Rublev’s campaigns this year in Grand Slam events were ended by the top two players twice. At Roland Garros, Rublev succumbed to a straight-set defeat in the fourth round against eventual runner-up Sinner.

Then at Wimbledon, eventual runner-up Alcaraz knocked him out with a four-set win in the fourth round. Rublev trails 1-3 in the head-to-head matchups against the Spaniard, while against the World No.1, he holds a 3-7 head-to-head record.

It really motivates me to see them play so well, to see them dominate tennis. I don’t want just two players to dominate this sport; I want to see different Grand Slam champions, and that’s why it motivates me more.
Andrey Rublev told La Octava Sports

Rublev has played two finals this season. He defeated Jack Draper to win the Qatar Open, following which, he lost the Hamburg European Open final to Flavio Cobolli. The 27-year-old will next be participating at the Los Cabos Open, where the first seed will kick-start his campaign against Juan Alejandro Hernandez Serrano.

Alex Corretja urges Carlos Alcaraz not to play the Canadian Open

The grass swing has ended, and the next season on the ATP calendar is the North American hard-court swing. Last year, Carlos Alcaraz had participated in two tournaments there, losing both, without making deep runs.

He suffered an opening-round defeat to Gael Monfils at the Cincinnati Masters. Then at the US Open, Alcaraz suffered a shock second-round defeat to Botic van de Zandschulp.

The five-time Grand Slam winner will next participate at the Canadian Open, as his name is on the entry list. But former ATP player Alex Corretja urged Alcaraz and his coach, Juan Carlos Ferrero, to withdraw from the event to focus on rest and recovery before the US Open.

I never interfere in the schedule my great friend Juan Carlos Ferrero decides with Carlos Alcaraz, but I just hope he doesn’t go to Toronto. I say this with all the affection and respect for the Canadian tournament. But I think Alcaraz would need to recover from all these efforts now.
Alex Corretja told Carrusel Deportivo

Had Alcaraz defeated Jannik Sinner in the Wimbledon final, he would have become the second man after Bjorn Borg to win the French Open and Wimbledon titles for consecutive seasons. Sinner also denied him his three-peat in the London Slam.

The win would have also made Alcaraz the fifth man in the Open Era to win three consecutive Wimbledon titles after Borg, Pete Sampras, Roger Federer, and Novak Djokovic. It’s the Serb who lost to Alcaraz in the last two finals of Wimbledon.

At Wimbledon, Alcaraz was chasing his fifth grass-court title. He had played his seventh final of the season and was chasing his sixth title following his victories at the Queen’s Club Championships, Rotterdam Open, Monte Carlo Masters, Italian Open, and French Open. At the French Open, Alcaraz came from two sets down (and also saved three championship points) to eke out a five-set win over Sinner and defend his title.

For Sinner, Wimbledon was his second title of the season after the Australian Open. Like Alcaraz, the four-time Grand Slam champion, too, will next play at the Canadian Open, where last year, eventual runner-up Andrey Rublev defeated him in the quarterfinals.

Both players will aim to double their US Open tally. Sinner will be bidding to defend his title; Alcaraz was the winner at Flushing Meadows in 2022.

This article first appeared on FirstSportz and was syndicated with permission.

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