The tennis calendar is moving towards its busiest phase when two Grand Slams and Olympic games will be played in the space of two months. The first mega-event will be the third Grand Slam of the year—Wimbledon 2024—which will start on July 1st. Players from all over the world will
participate to showcase their talent and secure the grand prize.
The men’s singles seeding for the mega-event has been
announced, and there were no major surprises. The seedings were done
according to the latest ATP rankings announced on Monday. Italy’s young tennis star Jannik Sinner will be the top seed in the competition for the first time in his career. The 22-year-old has recently become the world number one, replacing Serbia’s Novak Djokovic at the top of the ATP rankings.
The 37-year-old, who is currently spending time on the
sidelines after undergoing surgery to recover from a knee injury, is seeded
second. Spain’s young tennis sensation Carlos Alcaraz, who recently won the
French Open after beating Germany’s Alexander Zverev in the final in a five-set
thriller with a score of 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2, has been seeded third.
The 21-year-old, who will be defending his title in this
year’s competition, recently lost his number two spot in the ATP ranking after
being knocked out of the Queen’s Championship following a defeat to Britain’s Jack
Draper in the round of 16. The development means that Alcaraz and Sinner are
likely to face off in the seminal of the competition, which could turn out to be
the most mouthwatering contest.
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Both players are already regarded as two of the best in men’s tennis in the singles category. In professional tennis, both have faced off nine times where Alcaraz has a slight edge with five wins compared to Sinners’
four victories.
In 2024, the two faced off twice and on both occasions, the Spaniard came out on top. Their first meeting was during the Indian
Wells semifinal, where the current world number three came out on top with a
score of 1-6 6-3 6-2. Their most recent meeting was in the semifinal of the French
Open where once again Alcaraz came out on top in a five-set thriller with a score
of 2-6 6-3 3-6 6-4 6-3.
Wimbledon 2024 - Men's Singles seeds:
1. Jannik Sinner
2. Novak Djokovic
3. Carlos Alcaraz
4. Alexander Zverev
5. Daniil Medvedev
6. Andrey Rublev
7. Hubert Hurkacz
8. Casper Ruud
9. Alex de Minaur
10. Grigor Dimitrov
11. Stefanos Tsitsipas
12. Tommy Paul
13. Taylor Fritz
14. Ben Shelton
15. Holger Rune
16. Ugo Humbert
17. Felix Auger-Aliassime
18. Sebastian Baez
19. Nicolas Jarry
20. Sebastian Korda
21. Karen Khachanov
22. Adrian Mannarino
23. Alexander Bublik
24. Alejandro Tabilo
25. Lorenzo Musetti
26. Francisco Cerúndolo
27. Tallon Griekspoor
28. Jack Draper
29. Frances Tiafoe
30. Tomás Martín Etcheverry
Azeem Siddiqui is a seasoned sports journalist and data analyst with a strong background in both digital media and live sports production.
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