Sinner Continues Djokovic Chase In Olympics Race After Winning In Rotterdam

| by Nurein Ahmed

The Olympics may only be five months away, but Jannik Sinner is making a late push to take the top spot and potentially as the top seed in the men's tennis tournament in Paris.

The 2024 Paris Olympics tennis tournament is scheduled to begin on Saturday, July 27th, where the Top 56 players in the ATP rankings of June 10th, 2024, will earn direct entry into the draw, provided they meet ITF eligibility requirements.

The actual rankings as of the aforementioned date will be in line with the ATP Olympics Race, which began counting points in mid-June of last year. Currently, Novak Djokovic has led this race for the most months, thanks to his stellar form in the second half of 2023.

Djokovic picked up titles in Cincinnati, the US Open, the Paris Masters, and the ATP Finals to overtake Carlos Alcaraz. He has tallied 7,360 points, but he hasn't played since losing in the semifinal of the Australian Open.

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This opened the door for Jannik Sinner to bridge the gap. The Italian has risen to second place ahead of Carlos Alcaraz after winning the Australian Open and Rotterdam. Sinner has compiled 6,725 points.

Alcaraz can win a maximum of 500 points at this week's Rio Open, where he is the top seed, but the Spaniard is low in confidence right now after going seven months without an ATP title.

Daniil Medvedev sits in fourth with 4,635 points and is currently taking a break from the game to recharge. Defending Olympic gold medalist Alexander Zverev is in fifth place and ahead of Andrey Rublev.

Taylor Fritz recently took his tag as the top-ranked American in the race, eclipsing Ben Shelton. Fritz won his first title of the season in Delray and is ranked 10th. Grigor Dimitrov, Hubert Hurkacz, and Alex de Minaur are also part of the Top 10.

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2024 Men's Olympics Race as of February 19, 2024:

Rank Player Points
1 Novak Djokovic 7360
2 Jannik Sinner 6725
3 Carlos Alcaraz 5180
4 Daniil Medvedev 4635
5 Alexander Zverev 3680
6 Andrey Rublev 3205
7 Hubert Hurkacz 2990
8 Alex de Minaur 2485
9 Grigor Dimitrov 2415
10 Taylor Fritz 1890
10 Ben Shelton 1890
12 Adrian Mannarino 1785
13 Tommy Paul 1705
14 Holger Rune 1530
15 Stefanos Tsitsipas 1510
16 Ugo Humbert 1475
17 Alexander Bublik 1460
18 Tallon Griekspoor 1240
19 Frances Tiafoe 1230
20 Sebastian Korda 1180
21 Felix Auger-Aliassime 995
22 Nicolas Jarry 975
23 Sebastian Baez 960
24 Karen Khachanov 920
25 Christopher Eubanks 917
26 Jiri Lehecka 910
27 Roman Safiullin 907
28 Laslo Djere 900
29 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 900
30 Casper Ruud 840
31 Jordan Thompson 821
32 Francisco Cerundolo 810
33 Lorenzo Musetti 805
34 Marcos Giron 765
35 Gael Monfils 765
36 Jack Draper 761
37 Daniel Evans 725
38 Mackenzie McDonald 715
39 Matteo Arnaldi 700
40 Arthur Fils 697
41 Luciano Darderi 691
42 Alex Michelsen 689
43 Alexei Popyrin 686
44 Alejandro Tabilo 685
45 Fabian Marozsan 682
46 Cameron Norrie 670
47 Federico Coria 668
48 Tomas Machac 666
49 Zhizhen Zhang 656
50 Sebastian Ofner 655
51 Alexander Shevchenko 640
52 Arthur Cazaux 637
53 Facundo Diaz Acosta 626
54 Emil Ruusuvuori 625
55 Rinky Hijikata 619
56 Flavio Cobolli 615
57 Miomir Kecmanovic 615
58 Tomas Martin Etcheverry 615
59 Aslan Karatsev 595
60 Pavel Kotov 594
61 Hugo Gaston 578
62 Constant Lestienne 569
63 Maximilian Marterer 559
64 Taro Daniel 546
65 Nuno Borges 536
66 Stan Wawrinka 535
67 Borna Coric 524
68 Mariano Navone 522
69 Arthur Rinderknech 510
70 Jaume Munar 510
71 Christopher O'Connell 506
72 Max Purcell 495
73 Lorenzo Sonego 495
74 Albert Ramos-Vinolas 491
75 Marton Fucsovics 487
76 Dominik Koepfer 481
77 Jan-Lennard Struff 475
78 JJ Wolf 475
79 Aleksandar Kovacevic 473
80 James Duckworth 473
81 Michael Mmoh 472
82 Sumit Nagal 468
83 Brandon Nakashima 460
84 Pedro Cachin 452
85 Andy Murray 445
85 Vit Kopriva 445
87 Alexandre Muller 442
88 Daniel Elahi Galan 438
89 Daniel Altmaier 431
90 Yannick Hanfmann 430
91 Luca Nardi 427
92 Dominic Thiem 423
93 Juncheng Shang 422
94 David Goffin 418
95 Jakub Mensik 418
96 Dominic Stricker 417
97 Camilo Ugo Carabelli 416
98 Zachary Svajda 415
99 Roberto Carballes Baena 411
100 Roberto Bautista Agut 411

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