French Open 2024 men’s singles seeds: Djokovic and Sinner projected No 1 and 2

Oli Dickson Jefford
Novak Djokovic was beaten by Jannik Sinner at the 2023 Davis Cup Finals
Novak Djokovic was beaten by Jannik Sinner at the 2023 Davis Cup Finals

The second Grand Slam of the year is just days away and the men’s singles seeds look all but set ahead of Roland Garros.

There has been some significant movement during the clay court season, most notably at the Italian Open, which has had a notable impact on the seedings.

Here is how things stand – barring any late withdrawals.

Djokovic top seed, Zverev overtakes Medvedev

Doubts loom over all three of Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner, and Carlos Alcaraz heading into Roland Garros, though their position as the top three players in the world was rarely threatened.

World No 1 Djokovic will be the top seed as he looks to win a fourth French Open crow, while Jannik Sinner will be seeded second and Alcaraz third – assuming both play, amid injury concerns.

But below them, there has been a significant change.

Alexander Zverev’s run to the Rome title, coupled with Daniil Medvedev’s early loss in his title defence, means that the German will now be the fourth seed, with Medvedev fifth.

That means world No 4 Zverev will avoid potentially playing one of Djokovic, Alcaraz, and Sinner until the last four.

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Hurkacz slides into top eight

With Medvedev effectively unable to drop lower than fifth, the battle was on to seal the final top eight seeding positions.

And after Rome, the big winner was Hubert Hurkacz, and the big loser was Stefanos Tsitsipas.

The Greek’s failure to defend his Rome semi-final points means that he has dropped to world No 9 and is set to be the ninth seed, ensuring he could face a higher-ranked player as early as round four.

While Hurkacz has usurped him to become the eighth seed, and will not be scheduled to face a higher-ranked opponent until the quarter-final.

Andrey Rublev’s Madrid Open triumph means he will be the sixth seed despite an early loss in Rome, while Casper Ruud’s early loss in Rome did not prevent him from staying as world No. 7.

Jarry and Tabilo surge, Fritz US top seed

The feel-good stories of the Italian Open were the runs of Chilean stars Nicolas Jarry and Alejandro Tabilo, reaching the final and semi-final respectively.

And they have been rewarded by sealing much better seeding positions at the second Grand Slam tournament of the year.

Jarry is now set to be seeded 16th, meaning he will not be drawn against a higher-ranked opponent until the fourth round, while Tabilo is set to be 24th seed.

Elsewhere, a strong clay season has helped Taylor Fritz regain his position as US No 1 and will be 12th seed at Roland Garros – potentially handing him a much better draw than 13th seed Holger Rune.

French No 1 Ugo Humbert has dropped down to 17th and will now be scheduled to face a higher-ranked player as early as the third round.

While Jiri Lehecka’s withdrawal means that Cameron Norrie will now be seeded, with the Brit set to be the 32nd and last seed in the draw.

Top 32 as it stands (as of w/c May 20th 2024)

1) Novak Djokovic, Serbia
2) Jannik Sinner, Italy
3) Carlos Alcaraz, Spain
4) Alexander Zverev, Germany
5) Daniil Medvedev
6) Andrey Rublev
7) Casper Ruud, Norway
8) Hubert Hurkacz, Poland
9) Stefanos Tsitsipas, Greece
10) Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria
11) Alex de Minaur, Australia
12) Taylor Fritz, United States
13) Holger Rune, Denmark
14) Tommy Paul, United States
15) Ben Shelton, United States
16) Nicolas Jarry, Chile
17) Ugo Humbert, France
18) Karen Khachanov
19) Alexander Bublik, Kazakhstan
20) Sebastian Baez, Argentina
21) Felix Auger-Aliassime, Canada
22) Francisco Cerundolo, Argentina
23) Adrian Mannarino, France
24) Alejandro Tabilo, Chile
25) Frances Tiafoe, United States
26) Tallon Griekspoor, Netherlands
27) Sebastian Korda, United States
28) Tomas Martin Etcheverry, Argentina
29) Arthur Fils, France
30) Lorenzo Musetti, Italy
31) Mariano Navone, Argentina
32) Cameron Norrie, Great Britain

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