{"id":71470,"date":"2025-05-03T15:25:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T15:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/71470\/"},"modified":"2025-05-03T15:25:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T15:25:10","slug":"patrick-mouratoglou-names-the-teenage-atp-star-whose-level-is-much-higher-than-his-ranking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/71470\/","title":{"rendered":"Patrick Mouratoglou names the teenage ATP star whose ‘level is much higher than his ranking’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The young stars of the ATP Tour have impressed throughout 2025, picking up titles and rising up the rankings.<\/strong><\/p>\n

All four ATP Tour<\/a> players who have won \u2018big\u2019 titles in 2025 (Grand Slams and Masters 1000s) are under the age of 24.<\/p>\n

23-year-old Jannik Sinner won the Australian Open<\/a> in January, picking up his third Major title, with a straight sets win over Alexander Zverev.<\/p>\n

Shortly after, Jack Draper beat Holger Rune<\/a>, 6-2, 6-2, to clinch his maiden Masters 1000 title at Indian Wells.<\/p>\n

\"PhotoPhoto by Clive Brunskill\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Transitioning onto clay courts, Carlos Alcaraz won the Monte-Carlo Masters<\/a>, as the Spaniard picked up his 18th tour-level title before his 22nd birthday.<\/p>\n

However, it was a player younger than all three who won at the Miami Open<\/a> earlier this year, as one top coach now claims he is competing at a level much higher than his ranking would suggest.<\/p>\n

Patrick Mouratoglou says Jakub Mensik\u2019s \u2018level is much higher than his ranking\u2019<\/p>\n

Speaking on Instagram, Naomi Osaka\u2019s coach, Patrick Mouratoglou<\/a>, shared his thoughts on the Czech teenager.<\/p>\n

\u201c[Jakub] Mensik<\/a> is not top ten yet because he\u2019s coming from far, and he\u2019s rising fast in the rankings, and it takes time to reach the top ten,\u201d said Mouratoglou.<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t forget that he won a Masters 1000 in Miami just a few weeks ago, beating Novak [Djokovic]<\/a> in the final, so his level is much higher than his ranking.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mouratoglou\u2019s thoughts came as part of a wider discussion, reacting to Alexander Bublik\u2019s comments about the state of men\u2019s tennis<\/a> during his defeat to Mensik in Madrid.<\/p>\n

\u201cRemember when tennis was easy, like five years ago, it was so easy to play tennis,\u201d said Bublik<\/a> to umpire Mohamed Lahyani.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\u201cYou had a bunch of random people in the top 50, barely moving.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow this guy [Mensik] is not even top five, not even top ten. The f\u2014 is that?\u201d<\/p>\n

Mouratoglou disagreed with Bublik\u2019s comments, suggesting that using Mensik as an example of tennis becoming stronger was unfair.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs much as I love [Alexander] Bublik, I cannot agree with him,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me, it\u2019s more that he was losing; he was emotional in his own way, which is to be funny and say crazy things.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe says the top 50 is so much stronger now than five years ago. I don\u2019t think so. He cannot take Mensik as an example.<\/p>\n

\"PhotoPhoto by Franco Arland\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cHe feels \u2018Oh, this guy is ranked that level, but he plays top ten\u2019. Which is probably true. On hard court for sure, and if not on clay yet, probably soon.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo he\u2019s playing a guy whose ranking is lower than his real level. So that\u2019s why he has that feeling, but I don\u2019t feel like that feeling is true in general in the top 50.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like the level is extremely high. Every player is in danger in any round, but I think it was the case already five years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mensik beat Bublik, 6-3, 6-2, to advance to the Madrid Open<\/a> quarterfinals, where he fell to defeat against Francisco Cerundolo.<\/p>\n

Is Jakub Mensik on track to break into the top ten in 2025?<\/p>\n

The 19-year-old has enjoyed a fantastic start to his season, shocking the world in March when Mensik beat Djokovic<\/a> to claim the title in Miami.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Mensik then backed that performance up with a strong run to the last eight in Madrid, where Cerundolo put an end to his nine-match Masters 1000 winning streak.<\/p>\n