{"id":198331,"date":"2025-09-04T01:49:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T01:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/198331\/"},"modified":"2025-09-04T01:49:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T01:49:16","slug":"former-davis-cup-champion-criticizes-the-level-at-the-2025-us-open-and-says-it-isnt-very-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/198331\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Davis Cup champion criticizes the level at the 2025 US Open and says it \u2018isn\u2019t very high’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Just six players remain in the 2025 US Open men\u2019s singles draw, fighting for the title.<\/strong><\/p>\n

One of Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic, Lorenzo Musetti, Alex de Minaur, or Felix Auger-Aliassime will lift the US Open<\/a> title on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Winning their quarterfinal matches, Alcaraz and Djokovic advanced to the semis<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

\"CarlosPhoto by KENA BETANCUR\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n

De Minaur and Auger-Aliassime are still to play their quarterfinal, as are Sinner<\/a> and Musetti.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s plenty to look forward to at Flushing Meadows, although one former Davis Cup<\/a> champion hasn\u2019t been too impressed with the quality shown at this year\u2019s tournament.<\/p>\n

Paolo Bertolucci says the level at the 2025 US Open \u2018isn\u2019t very high\u2019 compared to previous years<\/p>\n

During the latest episode of \u2018La Telefonata\u2019, 1976 Davis Cup champion Paolo Bertolucci<\/a> gave his verdict on the level at this year\u2019s US Open.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll tell you my opinion, though: honestly, the level of the US Open this year isn\u2019t very high,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you take away those two aliens [Jannik] Sinner and [Carlos] Alcaraz<\/a>, the level behind is low for both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce upon a time, in addition to those four phenomena of [Roger] Federer<\/a>, [Rafael] Nadal, [Novak] Djokovic, and [Andy] Murray, you had others who pushed so hard and were talented and of a high level.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday, however, you struggle to get to four.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bertolucci may have a point, as during the era of the \u2018Big Three\u2019, the likes of Andy Murray, Stan Wawrinka<\/a>, David Ferrer, and Juan Marin del Potro all found themselves making deep runs at major tournaments on a regular basis.<\/p>\n

\"JuanPhoto credit should read EDUARDO MUNOZ ALVAREZ\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n

In 2025, there appears to be a lack of consistency among the top ten players on the ATP Tour.<\/p>\n

Except for Alcaraz, Sinner, and Novak Djokovic<\/a>, each of the seven other top-ten players has suffered at least one early exit at a Grand Slam this year.<\/p>\n\nRank<\/strong><\/td>\nName<\/strong><\/td>\nWorst 2025 Grand Slam performance<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n1<\/td>\nJannik Sinner<\/td>\nF \u2013 French Open<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2<\/td>\nCarlos Alcaraz<\/td>\nQF \u2013 Australian Open<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n3<\/td>\nAlexander Zverev<\/td>\n1R \u2013 Wimbledon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n4<\/td>\nTaylor Fritz<\/td>\n1R \u2013 French Open<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n5<\/td>\nJack Draper<\/td>\n2R \u2013 Wimbledon, US Open<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n6<\/td>\nBen Shelton<\/td>\n3R \u2013 US Open<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n7<\/td>\nNovak Djokovic<\/td>\nSF \u2013 Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n8<\/td>\nAlex de Minaur<\/td>\n2R \u2013 French Open<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n9<\/td>\nKaren Khachanov<\/td>\n2R \u2013 US Open<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n10<\/td>\nLorenzo Musetti<\/td>\n1R \u2013 Wimbledon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

ATP top ten and their worst Grand Slam performance in 2025<\/p>\n

With the gap seemingly widening between Alcaraz, Sinner, and Djokovic, and the rest of the ATP Tour, many have been left questioning whether anyone can put an end to their reign of Grand Slam dominance.<\/p>\n

The Grand Slam dominance of the \u2018new\u2019 Big Three<\/p>\n

Alcaraz, Sinner, and Djokovic have shared the previous 13 major titles between themselves, a run that stretches back to Wimbledon<\/a> in 2022.<\/p>\n