The all-time great Novak Djokovic accomplished something no one thought possible during the recent Australian Open semifinals: Defeating Jannik Sinner in five sets to stop the Italian’s three-peat quest in Melbourne. Four hours, nine minutes, 16 of 18 break points saved in conditions so humid you could drink the air. The 38-year-old Serbian looked immortal once again, rolling back the years to cement his status as the greatest player to ever live… If it wasn’t already confirmed.
The Alcaraz-Sinner Duopoly
In the final against Carlos Alcaraz, Nole continued his imperious form early on, dropping the first set 6-2 and leaving supporters wondering if they had somehow stepped into a time machine. Then reality caught up with her. The Spanish phenomenon stormed his way into the next three sets to secure the title, completing his career grand slam at the age of just 23. But by upsetting Sinner as a 5/1 underdog in the semifinals, Djokovic may have proven something the entire tour needed to know: the Alcaraz-Sinner duopoly is not unbeatable.
Over the past two years, the two new young stars of modern tennis have split the eight slams on offer between them, with each claiming four titles. But as the French Open begins to approach in June, both men suddenly seem somewhat beatable. And when the world’s best take to the famous clay courts of Paris, they will do so with a brand new betting channel following them every step of the way.
The coming one Ozoon sports book the release should be complete by the time Roland Garros starts, and the new outlet aims to bring bettors closer to the field than ever before. The sports site offers unrivaled coverage of the ATP tour’s biggest events, including all four Slams, offering unbeatable odds and a host of promotions. But which bridesmaids do bookmakers think can become brides in 2026 by claiming their first Slams? Here are the three players currently considered the most likely.
Alexander Zverev
Alexander Zverev served for the 2020 US Open title. Served. For. The. Title. He led Dominic Thiem – and not Djokovic, Rafa Nadal, Sinner or Alcaraz – 5-3 in the fifth set, his first major within reach. Then he imploded. Completely, totally collapsed. The Austrian took the match to a tiebreak, Zverev double-faulted twice and his first championship evaporated. In the 2024 French Open Finalit was a similar story, 2-1 against Alcaraz before winning just three games in the next two sets and handing the title to the Spaniard.
Now he’s 28, he’s running out of time and, to be completely honest, he’s losing confidence in himself. The bookmakers haven’t done that yet and rate him at 7/2 to win a major in 2026. Only Djokovic and Sinner are considered more likely after Alcaraz won the first slam of the year in Australia.
Those odds are generous when you consider what happened in 2025. He rolled into Wimbledon as a third seed and in solid form: finalist at the Aussie Open, quarterfinals at the French Open, semifinals in Cincinnati and Canada. He then promptly lost in the first round to unknown Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech. In the Big Apple, Félix Auger-Aliassime duly dispatched him in the third round, leaving many wondering if Zverev’s championship window had already closed.
The French Open is his best chance at 10/1. Clay gives him time to think, which would normally be dangerous for someone with his mental fragility, but somehow the slower surface helps him. He has reached the semi-finals there three times, as well as the final in 2024. His basic game is made for Roland Garros: the grinding, the heavy forehand, the ability to collect points when he doesn’t panic. Court Philippe-Chatrier rewards patience, and when Zverev is patient rather than tight, he is truly dangerous.
Jack Draper
British hope destroyed Andy Murray’s body for twenty years. Jack Draper tries to do it in half the time. At 23, he’s already carrying the weight of an entire country’s Grand Slam despair, and his body is already betraying him.
Last June he reached the top five after reaching number 4. Won Indian Wells, his first Masters 1000, beating Alcaraz along the way before beating Holger Rune 6-2, 6-2 in the final. That performance screamed a future great champion. Then the actual majors arrived, and he couldn’t get past the fourth round at any of them.
At 6/1 to win a major in 2026, he has the second smallest odds of this group. The US Open at 14/1 makes sense: his lefty serve is a weapon on hard courts and, crucially, he doesn’t drown in British expectations at Flushing Meadows. He reached his first (and so far only) Slam semi-final there in 2024, and if he can do the same again in September, he will back himself to go all the way.
Ben Shelton
Shelton plays as the match point of each point. That huge serve – perhaps the biggest in tennis – is boosted to 230 km/h once he reaches break point. He celebrates routine poses as if he just won the tournament. The confidence is intoxicating, bordering on arrogance, and it will either take him to a major or it will destroy him in a loss to no one in the third round.
His 2025 Australian Open semi-final showed real growth. Beat Lorenzo Sonego, winning 38 out of 49 net approaches. Came out of a set down against Casper Ruud with actual discipline: net 97 percent success, only three points lost on serve in the fourth set. These numbers suggest maturity, suggest a player is figuring out when to attack and when to be patient. He lost to Sinner in the semi-finals but reached that stage from number 14 with a chance to hit number 5 had he won? That’s nothing to scoff at.
At odds of 8/1, he’s a bargain or a bust. The US Open at 20/1 feels good: Arthur Ashe Stadium, home crowd, fast courts that let his serve dominate. His performance in the 2023 semi-final proved he can handle the big stage. But did Shelton’s career ever really recover after Djokovic threw the phone at him in that semi-final, humiliating the brash young American on the biggest stage? In 2026, he will get the chance to prove that he is much more than a flash in the pan.
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