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Learn how Sinner can reach World No. 1 for the first time
May 26, 2024
Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner can both leave Roland Garros as World No. 1.
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Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner can both leave Roland Garros as World No. 1.
By ATP Staff
Jannik Sinner will begin Roland Garros at No. 1 in the PIF ATP Live Rankings and in pole position in his battle with Novak Djokovic to leave the clay-court major as World No. 1.

If Djokovic does not reach the Roland Garros semi-finals, Sinner will on 10 June become World No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings, which officially crowns players World No. 1. Doing so would make him the first Italian and 29th player overall to accomplish the historic feat.

Sinner can also control his own destiny by reaching the final at the season’s second Slam tournament. By doing so, even a Djokovic title would leave the Serbian 65 points behind the 22-year-old.

PIF ATP LIVE Rankings

Round Jannik Sinner Novak Djokovic
R1 8,735 7,970
R2 8,775 8,010
R3 8,825 8,060
R4 8,925 8,160
QF 9,125 8,360
SF 9,525 8,760
F 10,025 9,260
W 10,725 9,960
Djokovic could force Sinner to reach the championship match by claiming the Coupe des Mousquetaires for the fourth time and second consecutive year.

If the 37-year-old Djokovic makes the final and loses there, Sinner would need to advance to the semi-finals to claim World No. 1.

If Djokovic reaches the semi-finals to give himself a chance to retain World No. 1 and loses in the last four, Sinner would just need to reach the second round to climb to the top of tennis’ mountain on 10 June.

Sinner is trying to become the sixth active player to reach World No. 1 and the first new No. 1 since Carlos Alcaraz following the 2022 US Open.

Djokovic has held top spot since the Monday after last year’s US Open, when he took it from Alcaraz. He has spent 427 total weeks at World No. 1 in his career.

ATPTour.com looks at the top Movers of the Week in the PIF ATP Rankings, as of Monday, 27 May 2024
May 27, 2024
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard climbs to No. 16 in the PIF ATP Rankings.
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Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard climbs to No. 16 in the PIF ATP Rankings.
By ATP Staff
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard’s hometown title run at the Open Parc in Lyon has helped the 20-year-old climb into the Top 100 of the PIF ATP Rankings for the first time. Just how high did the 20-year-old surge into the elite group?

ATPTour.com looks at the movers in the PIF ATP Rankings as of Monday, 27 May.

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No. 66 Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, +51 (Career High)
Mpetshi Perricard hit a major milestone in just his fourth tour-level event at the Open Parc in Lyon. The 20-year-old clinched his maiden ATP Tour trophy at the clay-court ATP 250 in his hometown after saving a match point in the deciding-set tie-break of the final against Tomas Martin Etcheverry. Mpetshi Perricard has jumped 51 spots to a career-high No. 66 as a result. The 20-year-old is the No. 5 Frenchman.

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No. 17 Alexander Bublik, +2 (Joint Career High)
The second-seeded Bublik was one of the players ousted by Mpetshi Perricard in Lyon, but the Kazakhstani has nonetheless risen two spots after reaching his fourth tour-level semi-final of the year. Bublik defeated Aleksandar Vukic and Pavel Kotov in France to take his record for the season to 18-11.

No. 34 Tomas Machac, +10 (Career High)
Machac captured the biggest win of his career when he overcame top seed and World No. 1 Novak Djokovic to reach the final at the Gonet Geneva Open. Although the 23-year-old Czech ultimately fell to Casper Ruud in his maiden ATP Tour championship match, his run in Switzerland has made a difference in his PIF ATP Ranking. Machac is up to a career-high World No. 34.

No. 40 Luciano Darderi, +7 (Career High)
The Cordoba champion Darderi continued his breakout year on Tour by reaching the semi-finals in Lyon. The Italian beat Taro Daniel and home favourite Adrian Mannarino before falling to Etcheverry in straight sets.

No. 88 Hugo Gaston, +16
Home favourite Gaston won four matches on the Lyon clay coming through qualifying to make his first tour-level quarter-final appearance of the year. He beat three Argentine opponents en route to the last eight, including a victory against fourth seed Francisco Cerundolo. He lost to his countryman Mpetshi Perricard.

Other Notable Top 100 Movers
No. 25 Tallon Griekspoor, +2
No. 32 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, +2
No. 53 Flavio Cobolli, +3 (Career High)
No. 59 Alexander Shevchenko, +2
No. 60 Alex Michelsen, +5 (Career High)
No. 65 Dominik Koepfer, +2
No. 69 Arthur Rinderknech, +4
No. 89 Aleksandar Vukic, +4
No. 89 Aleksandar Kovacevic, +8