Paris 2024: Jannik Sinner’s Health, Preparation, State of Mind, and the Seed He Falls Into:
In only a few days, the men’s singles tennis event at the Paris Olympics will feature some extremely famous players. The first seed will be Jannik Sinner, and the second seed will be Novak Djokovic.
Sinner will be representing Djokovic in his sixth Olympics, while it will be his first time competing in the games. With only a bronze from the 2008 Beijing Games to his credit, the Serb hopes to capture his first gold medal.
Carlo Alcaraz, the winner of the Wimbledon and French Open, will come in at number three after the two. The Spaniard, who has had some amazing form, will be making his Olympic debut. Alexander Zverev, the gold medallist from the Tokyo Olympics, is ranked as the fourth seed. Daniil Medvedev, who advanced to the quarterfinals in that competition, will be his opponent.
Alex de Minaur, the sixth seed, will be making his debut at the esteemed athletic event. He advanced to the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the second time in a row. Casper Ruud, ranked seventh, is another player making his Olympic debut. Ruud previously lost in the second round of the Nordea Open and Wimbledon.
Taylor Fritz, who is ranked seventh, is also making his first-ever appearance in the sports event. He is the American male player with the highest ranking.
Tommy Paul is the second-seeded American male athlete in the top ten for the Paris Olympics.
runner-up in the Grand Slam twiceSix places lower than where he was in Tokyo, Stefanos Tsitsipas is seeded ninth in the men’s singles competition at the Olympics in Paris. Tommy Paul is the second male American player among the seeding, coming in after the Greek. Tenth is the 27-year-old.
Ugo Humbert, the 11th seed and top-ranked player from the host country of France, is a quarterfinalist in Tokyo 2020. The 26-year-old is seeded in the Olympics for the second time in a row. In this, his first time competing in the renowned event, Holger Rune is seeded 12th, followed by Lorenzo Musetti at 13.
Felix Auger-Aliassime is ranked 15th, and Sebastian Baez is ranked 14th. Following Hubert Hurkacz’s withdrawal, local youngster Arthur Fils was added to the starting lineup.
The complete list of players seeded for Paris 2024 is as follows:
Jannik Sinner
Djokovic Novak
Carlos Alcaraz
Zverev, Alexander
Daniil Medvedev
Holger Rune
Stefanos Tsitsipas, Taylor Fritz, and Casper Ruud
Tommy Paul Ugo Humbert
Holger Rune
Musetti Lorenzo
Sebastian Baez
Felix Aliassime Auger
Arthur Fils