Who are the REAL contenders to bust up the 2026 Sincaraz Duppoly?
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Dane_is_Finnish_OJ
Legend
Holger is coming for them in 2027.
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
BernetExpress
Semi-Pro
Novak pauses it in 2026.
The duopoly resumes in 2027 without a clear challenger in sight.
The duopoly resumes in 2027 without a clear challenger in sight.
kangaroo1973
Professional
Definitely not Draper and Fonseca. I do not understand the ridiculous amount of hype surrounding them. YoungBrazilian is immature, which is understandable at his age with Fritz/Berdych like movement, which is a weakness.
And Draper? His results at slams are beyond pathetic for a player of his calibre. He lost pretty easily to Cilic at home soil for chrissakes.
The only one who has a talent to push them is Zed, at least that is the way I see it. Match against Sinner in Vienna was pretty close and he has beaten Alcaraz plenty of times across all surfaces.
And Draper? His results at slams are beyond pathetic for a player of his calibre. He lost pretty easily to Cilic at home soil for chrissakes.
The only one who has a talent to push them is Zed, at least that is the way I see it. Match against Sinner in Vienna was pretty close and he has beaten Alcaraz plenty of times across all surfaces.
Aabye5
Talk Tennis Guru
No FAA in your poll?
TennisGrandpA
Legend
TennisGrandpA
Legend
50 year old Novak has more chances of breaking their duopoly than the current players lol
TennisGrandpA
Legend
He should be worrying about first or second round first before thinking about beating the big 2
BauerAlmeida
Legend
Probably Zverev.
Djokovic could be against Alcaraz the best candidate to bring him down, but against Sinner is a bit of a non-factor at this stage.
Zverev might be the best chance to bring both down.
Djokovic could be against Alcaraz the best candidate to bring him down, but against Sinner is a bit of a non-factor at this stage.
Zverev might be the best chance to bring both down.
jackson vile
G.O.A.T.
I think the issue for him is staying injury free to even have the opportunity
TennisGrandpA
Legend
Except big 2 players born in 2000 are not better than Z and Med
dking68
G.O.A.T.
FAA has been beaten by Sinner in straights four times in a row now and is a year older, I don’t see it getting better for him
langley
Hall of Fame
i think he’s given a better fight than many. but yeah i don’t disagree. hence why i said they’d have to have a good day and have sincaraz a bad one. the only one on tour with the weapons to beat them on a not bad day rn is draper imo. but just having the weapons isn’t enough.
StefanosRespecter
Semi-Pro
Keep an eye on this Blockx kid.
StefanosRespecter
Semi-Pro
Blockx.
langley
Hall of Fame
dking68
G.O.A.T.
He hasn’t generated a single break point in their last 2 matches. I don’t see it getting better for him.
langley
Hall of Fame
I already told you i agree dude, can you read lmao. but he’s one of the only people on the tour not named alcaraz to take a set off sinner in a hard court grand slam in 2024. His odds are still better than 99% of the tour.
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dking68
G.O.A.T.
Shapovalov took a set. What is he doing?
lim
Hall of Fame
You can’t outhit sinner especially with the state of the dead balls. You need some with a bomb serve, can nuke forehands but can play chip drop or loop to throw him off his rhythm. The problem with the current list is they are too predictable
Zetty
Hall of Fame
If you don't have those monster shots and insane athleticism in the first place, the variety won't mean anything. Players like Norrie/Bublik have one or the other and I don't think are realistic rivals going forward. I think Draper and Shelton have that potential and are still young enough. Same with Fonseca.
ChrisJR3264
Legend
Why do I feel like there’s multiple threads here in the last 2 weeks with this question?
4UTRMoutet
Hall of Fame
Once again Fonseca hype erupts like a volcano made of confetti
James P
G.O.A.T.
I did consider throwing FAA and Mensik in the poll, but didn't want it too bloated. Figured "Other" covered several of these players well enough. I do hope Felix does become a force this season, at least win a Masters, a final or several SFs at the majors.
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