Jannik Sinner is in pole position to become the top seed at the 2024 Paris Olympics, having retained his position at the top of the race in the final sprint to the finish line.
The Olympics Race to Paris will conclude on June 9th, meaning players who intend to qualify for the tournament have precisely three weeks to make their dreams come true.
Sinner has led the race for a few months now, taking the top position from Novak Djokovic. With 8725 points, the 22-year-old has established a gap of 865 points.
Djokovic can cut that lead if he wins the Geneva Open. The Serbian surprised the tennis world by accepting a wild card into the ATP 250 tournament this week ahead of the upcoming French Open to gain match sharpness.
The top five won't have new entrants at the end of the week. Therefore, Carlos Alcaraz (3rd), Daniil Medvedev (4th), and Alexander Zverev (5th) will stay in their current positions.
But at Roland Garros, it will get interesting, with 2000 points up for grabs. It should be noted, though, that only Sinner and Djokovic will fight for the top spot.
Russian players will be allowed to compete as neutral athletes at the Olympics, so Andrey Rublev (6th) will join Medvedev in playing without a national affiliation.
Hubert Hurkacz, Alex de Minaur, Grigor Dimitrov, and Stefanos Tsitsipas are all part of the Top 10 in that order. Casper Ruud is playing in Geneva and can win a maximum of 250 points. However, his points tally won't help him break the Top 10 before Roland Garros.
Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul are favorites to take up two of the four positions that the USA will have at the Games. Ben Shelton has opted not to play even though he is ranked in the Top 56 because he prioritizes an early start to the hard-court swing in North America.
His absence will give Frances Tiafoe and Sebastian Korda the upper hand in qualifying for the tournament, where one country can have a maximum of four of its best-ranked players in the Top 56.
2024 Olympics Men's Race as of May 20th, 2024:
| Rank | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jannik Sinner | 8725 |
| 2 | Novak Djokovic | 7860 |
| 3 | Carlos Alcaraz | 6580 |
| 4 | Daniil Medvedev | 6285 |
| 5 | Alexander Zverev | 5585 |
| 6 | Andrey Rublev | 4610 |
| 7 | Hubert Hurkacz | 3795 |
| 8 | Alex de Minaur | 3445 |
| 9 | Grigor Dimitrov | 3375 |
| 10 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 3340 |
| 11 | Casper Ruud | 2985 |
| 12 | Taylor Fritz | 2890 |
| 13 | Tommy Paul | 2610 |
| 14 | Ben Shelton | 2490 |
| 15 | Holger Rune | 2340 |
| 16 | Ugo Humbert | 2240 |
| 17 | Alexander Bublik | 2010 |
| 18 | Sebastian Baez | 1955 |
| 19 | Nicolas Jarry | 1895 |
| 20 | Felix Auger-Aliassime | 1875 |
| 21 | Adrian Mannarino | 1855 |
| 22 | Karen Khachanov | 1730 |
| 23 | Alejandro Tabilo | 1629 |
| 24 | Jiri Lehecka | 1620 |
| 25 | Tallon Griekspoor | 1560 |
| 26 | Frances Tiafoe | 1525 |
| 27 | Sebastian Korda | 1520 |
| 28 | Francisco Cerundolo | 1410 |
| 29 | Mariano Navone | 1332 |
| 30 | Lorenzo Musetti | 1190 |
| 31 | Alejandro Davidovich Fokina | 1190 |
| 32 | Arthur Fils | 1145 |
| 33 | Cameron Norrie | 1140 |
| 34 | Jack Draper | 1121 |
| 35 | Gael Monfils | 1110 |
| 36 | Jordan Thompson | 1101 |
| 37 | Roman Safiullin | 1087 |
| 38 | Jan-Lennard Struff | 1080 |
| 39 | Fabian Marozsan | 1072 |
| 40 | Tomas Martin Etcheverry | 1050 |
| 41 | Christopher Eubanks | 1007 |
| 42 | Luciano Darderi | 1002 |
| 43 | Matteo Arnaldi | 995 |
| 44 | Tomas Machac | 969 |
| 45 | Zhizhen Zhang | 966 |
| 46 | Nuno Borges | 961 |
| 47 | Alexei Popyrin | 951 |
| 48 | Laslo Djere | 950 |
| 49 | Pedro Martinez | 915 |
| 50 | Marcos Giron | 900 |
| 51 | Marton Fucsovics | 877 |
| 52 | Miomir Kecmanovic | 870 |
| 53 | Sebastian Ofner | 833 |
| 54 | Flavio Cobolli | 830 |
| 55 | Dusan Lajovic | 821 |
| 56 | Pavel Kotov | 812 |
| 57 | Lorenzo Sonego | 811 |
| 58 | Daniel Evans | 810 |
| 59 | Facundo Diaz Acosta | 807 |
| 60 | Alex Michelsen | 795 |
| 61 | Alexander Shevchenko | 785 |
| 62 | Jaume Munar | 775 |
| 63 | Roberto Carballes Baena | 771 |
| 64 | Dominik Koepfer | 766 |
| 65 | Christopher O'Connell | 762 |
| 66 | Federico Coria | 751 |
| 67 | Emil Ruusuvuori | 738 |
| 68 | Luca Nardi | 732 |
| 69 | Arthur Cazaux | 725 |
| 70 | Mackenzie McDonald | 725 |
| 71 | Thiago Seyboth Wild | 722 |
| 72 | Jakub Mensik | 708 |
| 73 | Arthur Rinderknech | 702 |
| 74 | Rinky Hijikata | 698 |
| 75 | Brandon Nakashima | 690 |
| 76 | Corentin Moutet | 675 |
| 77 | Thiago Monteiro | 675 |
| 78 | Aleksandar Kovacevic | 671 |
| 79 | Taro Daniel | 670 |
| 80 | Roberto Bautista Agut | 670 |
| 81 | Aleksandar Vukic | 664 |
| 82 | Alexandre Muller | 660 |
| 83 | Borna Coric | 654 |
| 84 | Aslan Karatsev | 635 |
| 85 | Constant Lestienne | 634 |
| 86 | Matteo Berrettini | 630 |
| 87 | Juncheng Shang | 625 |
| 88 | Hugo Gaston | 623 |
| 89 | Maximilian Marterer | 622 |
| 90 | Yannick Hanfmann | 621 |
| 91 | Daniel Altmaier | 612 |
| 92 | James Duckworth | 611 |
| 93 | Botic van de Zandschulp | 608 |
| 94 | Sumit Nagal | 603 |
| 95 | Andy Murray | 603 |
| 96 | Max Purcell | 602 |
| 97 | Adam Walton | 601 |
| 98 | Stan Wawrinka | 583 |
| 99 | JJ Wolf | 575 |
| 100 | Daniel Elahi Galan | 574 |
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