5<\/p>\n Sinner is heavy favourite to win Wimbledon this year, especially with his main rival out injuredCredit: Getty<\/p>\n Sinner\u2019s uncharacteristic second-round exit and Alcaraz\u2019s wrist injury<\/a> allowed Zverev to swoop in and claim a title that would\u2019ve been unlikely had he had to beat one or both of the elite players.\u00a0<\/p>\n Alcaraz\u2019s strain will eventually heal, and early Grand Slam exits for Sinner will be few and far between. Will the deadly duo continue their men\u2019s game monopoly?\u00a0<\/p>\n Former British No.1 Tim Henman says there are others who can disrupt the \u2018Sincaraz\u2019 dominance, including one player not even competing at Wimbledon<\/a> this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n Enter Moise Kouame, a precocious 17-year-old French talent who announced himself to the tennis world with an impressive run to the third round of this year\u2019s French Open.\u00a0<\/p>\n READ MORE ON WIMBLEDON<\/p>\n Currently 215th in the ATP Tour rankings, there\u2019s still some time to go before thinking about the possibility of Kouame vs Sinner or Alcaraz on Centre Court – that will have to wait at least a year.<\/p>\n His French Open run is impossible to ignore, though, with Kouame beating 2014 US Open winner and former Wimbledon finalist Marin Cilic in the first round – making him the first player born after 2008 to win a Grand Slam match<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n But it\u2019s also others ways in which Kouame conducts himself on court that has Henman tipping the youngster for a career at the top.<\/p>\n Moi bien<\/p>\n Asked about players who can potentially disrupt the \u2018Sincaraz\u2019 monopoly, Henman told talkSPORT.com<\/a>: \u201cKouame, who is a French player at 17, he won a couple of rounds in Roland Garros. He for sure is someone to look out for.<\/p>\n \u201cHis age right now, there’s so many talented players out there, but he’s 17 years of age and to see his physicality, incredible athlete.<\/p>\n “But he’s also got that personality, it seems that he loves the big stage, the way that he was orchestrating a crowd on Suzanne Lenglens court, the second biggest court in Paris when he’s got no experience, was hugely impressive. So he’s one to watch out for.”<\/p>\n 5<\/p>\n Kouame hasn’t competed on grass in senior events this seasonWho else can challenge ‘Sincaraz’?<\/p>\n Kouame isn\u2019t the only player flying the flag in the bid to rebel against the Sinner and Alcarz empire, though.\u00a0<\/p>\n Henman continued: \u201cWhen you look at the younger cohort, maybe to the people that don’t follow tennis so closely, Jakub Mensik is 20 years of age, he made the semis at Roland Garros.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cHe’s 18th in the world, he’s a huge talent, a massive ball striker, definitely a player to watch out for.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI think Learner Tien, an American who has such good court craft. He’s a lefty, he’s a little bit smaller, doesn’t quite have the physicality but he’s amazingly talented at changing direction, he’s got a great tennis IQ.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd then Joao Fonseca. A Brazilian who\u2019s 19, played amazingly well at Roland Garros, came back from two sets to love down to beat Novak Djokovic on the stadium court there. <\/p>\n “He’s got a huge future and a massive following of Brazilian fans.\u201d<\/p>\n 5<\/p>\n Fonseca reached the quarter-finals of this year’s French Open, his best performance at a major to dateCredit: GettyHow tennis’ future stars are doing at Wimbledon<\/p>\n Fonseca is going well at SW19 respectively, breezing into the third round with comprehensive straight set wins.<\/p>\n As for Mensik, he suffered a surprise four-set defeat in the second round to veteran Grigor Dmitrov on Thursday.<\/p>\n And 16th seed Tien will have to wait for his Sinner or Alcaraz Wimbledon date of destiny having suffered a defeat in four sets to Marton Fucsovics.<\/p>\n Sinner needed five sets to win his first round clash against Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic, but had a smoother ride in his next match with a 7-6 7-6 6-4 victory over Nuno Borges.<\/p>\n Read More on talkSPORT<\/p>\n And don’t forget about Novak Djokovic<\/a>, who is also in the third round with wins over Wu Yibing and Stefanos Tsitsipas respectively.<\/p>\n 5<\/p>\n Mensik has enjoyed a breakthrough year by reaching the semis at Roland Garros – while his best performance at Wimbledon is the third roundCredit: Getty 5<\/p>\n Tien’s Wimbledon journey is at an end having struggled with injury during the defeatCredit: Getty<\/p>\n Tim Henman joined Vodafone, Official Connectivity Partner of The Championships, Wimbledon, on day two of the tournament to try out its 5G+ Serve experience. 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