Jannik Sinner won’t win the 2024 French Open, but he will leave Paris as the new world No 1 while Novak Djokovic could slip two places in the ATP Rankings after the tournament.
The 22-year-old Sinner already had one hand on the No 1 ranking before the clay-court Grand Slam got underway as Djokovic had to reach at least the semi-final to deny the Italian top status.
However, with the 24-time Grand Slam forced to withdraw from his quarter-final clash against Casper Ruud due to a knee injury that required surgery, Sinner’s ascend to the top was confirmed on Wednesday.
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Reigning Australian Open champion Sinner will have a handy lead after the tournament, but how big the lead is will depend on the outcome of Sunday’s final.
Following his loss to Carlos Alcaraz in the semi-final, Sinner leads Djokovic by 1,165 in the LIVE Rankings but that lead could be reduced to 745 if the Spaniard wins the French Open.
An Alcaraz victory over Alexader Zverev would see him move ahead of Djokovic in the rankings by the closest of margins as the Spaniard would be on 8,580 points compared to 8,360 points from the Serbian.
The only other change in the top 10 sees Stefanos Tsitsipas slip down two places to No 11 while Alex de Minaur equals his career-high No 9 after reaching the quarter-final.
There are also minimal changes in the rest of the top 20 with Félix Auger-Aliassime climbing three places to No 18 as he made the round of 16.
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Jesper de Jong had a storming French Open as he came through qualifying, stunned Jack Draper in five sets in the first round and then took a set off Alcaraz in the second round.
His reward is a possible 30-place jump to a career-high No 146.
Zizou Bergs also came through qualifying and upset 24th seed Alejandro Tabilo before losing in the third round against Grigor Dimitrov. He is set to jump 24 places to No 80 with his previous best No 102.
Frenchman Corentin Moutet was one of the big winners as he climbed up 23 places to No 56 after reaching the fourth round and then threatened to upset second seed Sinner after taking the opening set.
Maximilian Marterer lost to Bergs in the second round, but he will get a 15-place boost.
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In case you were wondering, Rafael Nadal picked up 10 points for making an appearance and he will move up 14 spots to No 261.
The Big Losers
Holger Rune won’t suffer a big drop, but his slide down the rankings continues as he will slip to No 15 after losing in the round of 15 – his lowest position since October 2022.