A few weeks before he plays in the 2024 Monte Carlo Masters, Novak Djokovic predicts Jannik Sinner will surpass him to become the ATP world No. 1 player.
The 24-time Grand Slam champion said that his goal for the 2024 season is not to hold the top spot in the rankings. With 9,725 ATP ranking points, Djokovic leads Sinner by 1,015 points after an incredible record of 420 weeks as the world No. 1 player.
After winning the Miami Open last month, Sinner, who has 8,710 points, became the first Italian player in history to be ranked No. 2 in the world. The 22-year-old Italian has won the Australian Open and the Rotterdam Open in addition to having a blistering 22-1 start to 2024.
Although Djokovic’s absence from multiple tournaments this season may not have caused his world no. 1 ranking to drop, it has certainly brought the race closer. Even though Sinner has been talked about as the best player in Djokovic’s absence, it appears that the remark has a certain truth.
Djokovic opened up about being impressed by the great development of novice player Sinner during the Monte Carlo Masters preparations.
Djokovic stated his remarks and said: “It’s only a matter of weeks before Sinner becomes Number 1. This year’s ranking is not my goal. My priority is to give the best of myself in the sequence which goes from Roland-Garros to the US Open, via Wimbledon and Paris 2024.”
"It's only a matter of weeks before Sinner becomes Number 1. This year's ranking is not my goal.
My priority is to give the best of myself in the sequence which goes from Roland-Garros to the US Open, via Wimbledon and Paris 2024."Novak Djokovic
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Djokovic in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, ranking, and results in 2024
LWWWWWWWWL Ranked world no.1, the Serbian achieved an overall 9-3 win-loss record in 2024. Djokovic is now competing in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters where he toppled the world no.41 Roman Safiullin 6-1 6-2.
Novak won 98 titles in his career: 52 on hard courts, 19 on clay courts, 19 on indoor courts and 8 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Djokovic has scheduled to play next in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 22nd of April.
Jannik Sinner in 2024
WWWWWWWWWL Ranked world no.2 (career-high), the Italian played his last match on the 31st of March when he overcame world no.9 Grigor Dimitrov 6-3 6-1 in the final in Miami to win his 14th career title.
During this season Sinner achieved a compiled 22-1 win-loss record. Jannik clinched 3 titles in 2024 at the Australian Open, Rotterdam and Miami.
Jannik Sinner will face the world no.27 Sebastian Korda in the 2nd round. Their record is 1-1.
Sinner clinched 3 titles in 2024 at the Australian Open, Rotterdam and Miami.
Jannik won 14 titles in his career: 6 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts and 7 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Sinner will play next in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open). He will start from the main draw that will commence on the 22nd of April.
Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner squared off 7 times. Their actual record is 4-3 for Djokovic. The last time they squared off, Jannik Sinner won 6-1 6-2 6-7(6) 6-3 in the semifinal in Melbourne (Australian Open) on the 26th of January 2024.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.
