Final Olympics Men's Qualification Race: Sinner, Alcaraz & Djokovic Among Top Names

The Olympic Race to Paris concluded after the 2024 Roland Garros, and we now have a picture of the full standings.

There are multiple ways that players can qualify for the Olympics tennis tournament, one of which is through their ATP ranking as of June 10th, 2024. This is the most assured way to enter the main draw to compete for bronze, silver, and gold medals.

The tournament will be played on clay at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, the same venue as the clay-court Grand Slam. The singles tournament will be contested by 64 players, of whom 56 will use their ATP ranking of June 10th, which aligns with the Olympics race.

Therefore, Jannik Sinner, who rose to World No. 1 this week, is also the overall race leader with 9525 points. And behind him is Carlos Alcaraz, who is fresh from winning his third Grand Slam at Roland Garros on Sunday.

Novak Djokovic is in third, finishing 220 points behind Alcaraz. The Serbian's knee injury he sustained at the French Open has thrown his participation in the Olympics in doubt, but a top doctor believes the 37-year-old will make a quick recovery to play in Paris next month.

Defending gold medalist Alexander Zverev finishes fourth and above Daniil Medvedev, who is expected to compete as a neutral athlete. Casper Ruud, Hubert Hurkacz, and Alex de Minaur are all in the Top 10 places, but Stefanos Tsitsipas (11th) misses out on the elite group after losing in the quarterfinals at Roland Garros.

A couple of points to note are that finishing in the Top 56 does not necessarily mean that a player will qualify or play at the tournament. Each country has limited entries in the tournament (capped at four of their best-ranked players).

So, in this case, nations like the USA and Italy have more than four players in the Top 56 but can only select four of the best-ranked players. Because the race is over, players can't add points.

Another point is that some players, such as Ben Shelton, can opt against playing despite meeting all the other eligibility requirements. In that case, he is substituted by the next best-ranked player from his country who is in the top 56.