Raducanu is among the few athletes who don’t have much to complain about when it comes to the demanding season and the issue of over-scheduling.

Nadal also revealed which player he believes could reach that level, before commenting on the gap in competition between Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, and the rest of the field.

“I think Sinner and Alcaraz need someone to push them… Fonseca? I think he’s still young and not in a position to think about that,” Nadal said via Cadena SER. “They need someone to push them a bit because they’ve set themselves apart from everyone else and in any form they can beat anyone, until they come up against that other player. Those of us watching from the outside have the feeling that even if they play badly, they’re going to keep winning and reaching all the finals.”

Fans called out the Spaniard for his “hypocritical” take, noting that he himself dominated tennis alongside Roger Federer before Novak Djokovic entered the mix.

“i’m sorry but i don’t understand why the big 3 keep pushing this narrative that we need someone to upset Sinner and Alcaraz when they literally dominated everything for a decade and the new generation JUST started. so hypocritical,” one fan wrote.

“Not Nadal admitting Djokovic’s surprise rise to GOATness in 2011 made him & Federer so much better players 😆! I agree with him though. But imo it seems none of them want it bad enough like Djokovic did. They’re just not hungry to beat Sincaraz imo. They’re happy being mediocre,”

How have Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz dominated tennis in last two years?

With Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal now retired, tennis has entered a transition period at the top, with players like Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner stepping into their roles. Meanwhile, Novak Djokovic remains active, but he has yet to find a way past them in his pursuit of a long-awaited 25th Grand Slam title.

Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have shared all the Grand Slams contested over the past two years. Alcaraz, now 22, is already a six-time major champion, while the 24-year-old Italian has added four Grand Slam titles to his résumé. Sinner also captured the ATP Finals in both 2024 and 2025 and, in those same seasons, became the first man since Novak Djokovic to finish back-to-back years with more than 11,000 ranking points.

The 2025 season also marked the first time since 2016 that the top two ATP players both ended the year with over 11,000 points.