Novak Djokovic is firmly in control of the Olympics Race with just a few months remaining at the showpiece event in Paris.
The Serb has garnered 7,360 points since the race was incepted in the middle of June last year. Most of Djokovic's points came from winning four "Big Titles" in the second half of last season.
He won two Masters (Cincinnati and Paris-Bercy), sandwiching his 24th Grand Slam success at the US Open. Additionally, Djokovic lifted the ATP Finals for a record-breaking 7th time in his career. The 36-year-old has made an inauspicious start to 2024 by his own lofty standards.
Djokovic was part of the Serbian team that exited the United Cup in the group stage. And later on, he relinquished his Australian Open crown to Jannik Sinner. But even as he takes an extended break from the tour, he is unlikely to cascade in the Olympics race this month.
His closest rival is Sinner, who has accumulated 6,225 points. The Italian can truncate Djokovic's lead but can't pass him as he only plays one tournament this month (Rotterdam, worth 500 points). Carlos Alcaraz, meanwhile, is in third spot.
The Spaniard led the race for some months last season after winning Wimbledon and finishing as a runner-up in Cincinnati. But Alcaraz's worrying title drought has cost him the top spot for now.
And just behind him is Daniil Medvedev, who will play as a neutral athlete in Paris after the lifting of the ban by the International Olympic Committee. The defending gold medalist, Alexander Zverev, is in fifth spot, ahead of Andrey Rublev.
Hubert Hurkacz, Grigor Dimitrov, Alex de Minaur, and Ben Shelton complete the Top 10. Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas is down in 15th, but he is expected to be his country's No. 1 player.
According to the regulations, only the Top 56 will qualify based on the actual ATP ranking on June 10th, 2024, which will be in line with the Olympics Race that accumulates points within a 52-week window.
2024 Olympics Men's Race as of February 12, 2024:
| Rank | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Novak Djokovic | 7360 |
| 2 | Jannik Sinner | 6225 |
| 3 | Carlos Alcaraz | 5080 |
| 4 | Daniil Medvedev | 4635 |
| 5 | Alexander Zverev | 3680 |
| 6 | Andrey Rublev | 3105 |
| 7 | Hubert Hurkacz | 2940 |
| 8 | Grigor Dimitrov | 2215 |
| 9 | Alex de Minaur | 2155 |
| 10 | Ben Shelton | 1890 |
| 11 | Adrian Mannarino | 1785 |
| 12 | Taylor Fritz | 1685 |
| 13 | Tommy Paul | 1585 |
| 14 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 1510 |
| 15 | Holger Rune | 1490 |
| 16 | Ugo Humbert | 1475 |
| 17 | Alexander Bublik | 1410 |
| 18 | Sebastian Korda | 1180 |
| 19 | Frances Tiafoe | 1140 |
| 20 | Tallon Griekspoor | 1090 |
| 21 | Felix Auger-Aliassime | 945 |
| 22 | Karen Khachanov | 920 |
| 23 | Christopher Eubanks | 917 |
| 24 | Sebastian Baez | 910 |
| 24 | Jiri Lehecka | 910 |
| 26 | Roman Safiullin | 907 |
| 27 | Alejandro Davidovich Fokina | 900 |
| 28 | Laslo Djere | 850 |
| 29 | Casper Ruud | 840 |
| 30 | Nicolas Jarry | 810 |
| 31 | Lorenzo Musetti | 805 |
| 32 | Jordan Thompson | 771 |
| 33 | Jack Draper | 761 |
| 34 | Francisco Cerundolo | 760 |
| 35 | Mackenzie McDonald | 715 |
| 36 | Gael Monfils | 715 |
| 37 | Daniel Evans | 700 |
| 38 | Matteo Arnaldi | 700 |
| 39 | Arthur Fils | 697 |
| 40 | Alexei Popyrin | 671 |
| 41 | Luciano Darderi | 666 |
| 42 | Tomas Machac | 666 |
| 43 | Marcos Giron | 665 |
| 44 | Alejandro Tabilo | 660 |
| 45 | Fabian Marozsan | 657 |
| 46 | Sebastian Ofner | 655 |
| 47 | Zhizhen Zhang | 641 |
| 48 | Alex Michelsen | 639 |
| 49 | Arthur Cazaux | 637 |
| 50 | Cameron Norrie | 620 |
| 51 | Miomir Kecmanovic | 615 |
| 52 | Aslan Karatsev | 595 |
| 53 | Rinky Hijikata | 579 |
| 54 | Constant Lestienne | 569 |
| 55 | Pavel Kotov | 569 |
| 56 | Federico Coria | 568 |
| 57 | Hugo Gaston | 567 |
| 58 | Tomas Martin Etcheverry | 565 |
| 59 | Alexander Shevchenko | 560 |
| 60 | Flavio Cobolli | 558 |
| 61 | Maximilian Marterer | 552 |
| 62 | Taro Daniel | 546 |
| 63 | Borna Coric | 524 |
| 64 | Emil Ruusuvuori | 520 |
| 65 | Nuno Borges | 511 |
| 66 | Arthur Rinderknech | 510 |
| 67 | Stan Wawrinka | 510 |
| 68 | Mariano Navone | 497 |
| 69 | Lorenzo Sonego | 495 |
| 70 | Christopher O'Connell | 481 |
| 71 | Dominik Koepfer | 481 |
| 72 | JJ Wolf | 475 |
| 73 | Michael Mmoh | 472 |
| 74 | Max Purcell | 470 |
| 75 | James Duckworth | 464 |
| 76 | Brandon Nakashima | 460 |
| 77 | Jaume Munar | 460 |
| 78 | Pedro Cachin | 452 |
| 79 | Jan-Lennard Struff | 450 |
| 80 | Andy Murray | 445 |
| 81 | Albert Ramos-Vinolas | 441 |
| 82 | Sumit Nagal | 436 |
| 83 | Aleksandar Kovacevic | 435 |
| 84 | Vit Kopriva | 432 |
| 85 | Alexandre Muller | 429 |
| 86 | Dominic Thiem | 423 |
| 87 | Juncheng Shang | 422 |
| 88 | Daniel Altmaier | 421 |
| 89 | Luca Nardi | 420 |
| 90 | Yannick Hanfmann | 420 |
| 91 | Dominic Stricker | 417 |
| 92 | Daniel Elahi Galan | 413 |
| 93 | Marton Fucsovics | 412 |
| 94 | Roberto Carballes Baena | 411 |
| 95 | Roberto Bautista Agut | 411 |
| 96 | Aleksandar Vukic | 408 |
| 97 | David Goffin | 406 |
| 98 | Duje Ajdukovic | 402 |
| 99 | Liam Broady | 402 |
| 100 | Facundo Diaz Acosta | 401 |
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