In Part 4 of our ATP 2025 Year-End Review, we look at the players aged 27–29 — the most complicated group in men’s tennis. They were supposed to take over from Djokovic, Nadal, and Federer. Then came The New Two.
We dive into:
• Zverev’s stagnant ceiling and why the next dip could get ugly
• Fritz maximizing every ounce but needing just one more gear
• Medvedev’s “one more run” and what actual change looks like
• Tsitsipas falling fast — is a comeback even realistic?
• Rublev as the gatekeeper fighting off the kids behind him
This isn’t the future. This is now, and this era might define whether the ATP becomes a true three-tier fight — contenders, chasers, and casualties.
