At Roland Garros, Jannik Sinner Will Be on Quick Observe to No.1

By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Sunday May 11, 2024

Novak Djokovic’s loss in Rome at this time has opened the door for Jannik Sinner to overhaul the 24-time Grand Slam champion on the prime of the ATP rankings. Djokovic, who fell to Alejandro Tabilo 6-2, 6-3 on Sunday, drops 130 factors from his rating complete, leaving him 1090 factors away from Sinner as Roland Garros commences.

But the World No.1 is defending 2000 factors from final 12 months’s French Open, whereas Sinner is barely defending 45.

That signifies that Sinner will open the match with an 865-point lead over Djokovic within the stay rankings. In different phrases, Djokovic might want to outperform the Italian by 865 factors to stay at No.1 on the Monday after Roland Garros.

If:
– Djokovic doesn’t attain the French Open closing
– Medvedev doesn’t attain the Rome closing or doesn’t win in Paris

JANNIK #SINNER WILL BE THE 29TH WORLD NO. 1 EVER SINCE 06/10!

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— Pietro Marazzato (@PietroMarazzato) May 12, 2024

Djokovic must attain at the least the ultimate to stay at No.1 – even when Sinner doesn’t win a match. If Djokovic defeats Sinner within the closing, Sinner would have the comfort of reaching No.1.

If Djokovic loses within the closing, Sinner must attain the quarterfinals to rise to No.1 on June 10.

Stay tuned: Daniil Medvedev may be within the operating in Paris, relying on Medvedev’s leads to Rome.