Rublev: "My tennis has hit a ceiling; if I don't change radically.."

Andrey Rublev has been immersed in a crisis of game, results, and identity for months. Proof of this is his words after falling at the ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai 2025, showing desperation and even a certain resignation if he does not manage to perform a miracle. "It's not that the rivals have gotten used to my tennis, it's just that my game has hit its peak. I can continue to be stuck in the top 20 and gradually all the young players drag me down further or I try to change everything drastically and give myself another chance in my career. I should absolutely change everything, do something like what Alcaraz and Sinner have achieved. I think I need to watch more of their matches," said the Russian.

"It's not that they've figured out my game. It's just that my level of tennis has reached a ceiling. That's it. Either I continue to be stuck in the top 20, with all the young players pushing me down the rankings further and further, or you try to drastically change everything." pic.twitter.com/AtFRxoad9m

— til polarity's end 🎾⚡4-3⚡⚫⚪ (@lildarkcage) October 4, 2025

This is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Rublev: "Mi tenis ha tocado techo; si no cambio radicalmente..."