Jannik Sinner be taking part in for the primary time as No. 1 on the planet when he takes the courtroom the Terra Wortmann Open subsequent week.
Sinner secured the highest ATP’s prime rating on the French Open, the place Novak Djokovic needed to defend his 2,000 factors from final yr’s title if the 37-year-old Serb wished to remain No. 1. Nonetheless, he was pressured to withdraw previous to the quarterfinal attributable to a knee damage that both developed or not less than received worse throughout a fourth-round marathon towards Francisco Cerundolo. Sinner fell within the semifinals to eventual champion Carlos Alcaraz.
Though the Italian got here up wanting a second slam triumph in 2024, he did greater than sufficient to surpass Djokovic. He as already arrived in Halle, the place he hopes to construct on the momentum.
“In fact I wish to be within the struggle for the title,” Sinner commented. “However the competitors could be very, very robust.”
How robust? Nicely, becoming a member of the 22-year-old in a stracked area is Roland Garros runner-up Alexander Zverev, Andrey Rublev, Daniil Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Hubert Hurkacz, and defending champion Alexander Bublik.
In the meantime, Alcaraz is heading to Queen’s Membership to defending that title. The second-ranked Spaniard could have competitors within the type of Alex de Minaur, Grigor Dimitrov, Holger Rune, and Taylor Fritz. Andy Murray will presumably get a wild card into the event.
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