Jimmy Connors explains why Carlos Alcaraz & Jannik Sinner’s dominance makes sense amid lack of threats from other players

When not injured or unhealthy, Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz have proven to be the most dominant tennis stars in the world. They are tough to defeat, and the last two years have shown why they are miles apart from the rest of the field. The duo has shared every major title and ATP Finals championship between them.

With the lack of threat, several tennis analysts have shared their opinions on who the next potential challenger is. Meanwhile, tennis legend Jimmy Connors recently explained why the dominance of Sinner and Alcaraz is good for tennis financially.

"Yeah, you need somebody else to step in there and challenge those two," Connors said. "But on the other hand, it’s not their fault. I hate to go back and say it, but my one-time manager Bill Reardon always said that when you get to the finals, there are 126 losers, and then you and your opponent. He’s right.

Unless somebody steps up and challenges those guys, they’re going to keep dominating. Right now, nobody is. The big events, the major matches, the ones on TV, the ones that draw the big crowds and sell the major tickets, are Alcaraz and Sinner."

Connors might be right in saying this because in the past, tennis grew financially a lot more since the emergence of the complete domination of "Big Three," including Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.

Former ATP star reveals who could stop Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz and it's not what you think

Former top-10 ATP player Andy Roddick also joined the discussion on who the next star is that could challenge Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz in major tournaments.

Former ATP stars Mike Petchey and Jim Courier have pitched Felix Auger-Aliassime and Jack Draper as the potential ones, but the former heavy server cited harsh weather conditions as the only one who could take out these two stars.

While commenting on what could stop Sinner or Alcaraz from winning another major title at the 2026 Australian Open, Roddick referenced past troubles of both stars concerning the weather.

"If you get on the wrong side of that heat in Australia, I think Sinner has shown that, if anything, the heat can get to him a touch, right? Whether it’s Cincy, whether it’s Shanghai and cramps," Roddick said (27:12) on his show. "We are absolutely nitpicking Carlos also, with not knowing how to navigate the three-out-of-five. He went through full-body cramps at the French Open.

"I think the single biggest factor is going to be conditions. If they get one of those days where they feel like they’re playing in a hair dryer, I think that is going to be the biggest thing, maybe not necessarily matchups, and you know they can cover up most of Earth."

It remains to be seen if there is a third wheel who could join Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner's dominance just like how once Novak Djokovic did to Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.