Neil Robertson believes Ronnie O’Sullivan has succeeded in winning the World Grand Prix,

the UK Championship, and the Masters in recent weeks, even though at times he has been “pretty awful.”

The Rocket has had an amazing run of success, winning championships in York, North London, and Leicester

and defeating Judd Trump, Ding Junhui, and Ali Carter in the three finals.

Although the world number one has shown flashes of brilliance,

it is safe to conclude that he hasn’t played at his peak level in any of the three events.

Notably, O’Sullivan faced serious challenges from Zhou Yuelong and Robert Milkins in the UK,

while Carter and Trump overtook him in the Masters and Grand Prix finals.

Although the Rocket has, in Robertson’s opinion, occasionally been “pretty awful,”

he has such a strong aura that it is very challenging for opponents to play their best game against him.

“When you’re just coasting into the last 16 quarterfinals,

you can get very comfortable and complacent,” Robertson said to WST.

We’ve definitely seen that with Ronnie lately; to be honest, he’s played really bad,

but he’s managed to win because others are consistently missing black and pink shots.

Despite playing poorly, he has developed the reputation of being unbeatable this season.

This season, Robertson has been having trouble getting success for himself

and believes that he has lost the strong sense of authority that O’Sullivan now holds.

Robertson said of O’Sullivan, “He’s even talked about it himself, he’s almost laughing about it, people just can’t put him away.”

“Neil Robertson believes he needs to play well because that is no longer me; people are putting me away if I’m not playing well.”

“He doesn’t care if my opponents are having the time of their lives on the court.”

I must have done something wrong if they are engaged in the match of their lives.

I’m just incredibly committed to making the most of my performances.

Robertson is competing in Berlin and will face either Joe Perry or Xing Zihao in the third round of the German Masters,

however O’Sullivan withdrew from the competition.

The Rocket, who has triumphed in his previous 15 games, will probably compete at the Players Championship the following month.