What I see transpiring is that the elite talent on the top end of the sport keeps getting smaller. When I was a kid there were more players capable of winning a major. There is a dearth of these guys now. Could someone else come along and break up the monopoly these two have on the sport? Sure. Has that person turned pro yet? Honestly I am not certain that person is on tour yet. Injuries are always the things that give other guys a chance. With Alcaraz I had no background on who he was the first time I watched a match of his in Rio in 2022. It was one of those moments where you just know this guy is different. Sinner is in that same vein. Watched him practice a couple of years ago ant the US Open and he is just so impossibly long and fluid in his movements.
It would be cool to see more top flight competition on the men’s side, but who that player or players will be I just don’t know. I feel confident in saying it won’t be Shelton.