{"id":48830,"date":"2025-05-17T02:31:03","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T02:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=48830"},"modified":"2025-05-17T02:31:03","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T02:31:03","slug":"french-open-mens-singles-projected-seeds-sinner-at-no-1-djokovic-could-be-as-low-as-no-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=48830","title":{"rendered":"French Open men’s singles projected seeds: Sinner at No 1, Djokovic could be as low as No 7"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Left to right: Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic<\/p>\n

Jannik Sinner will be the top seed at a fourth consecutive Grand Slam while Novak Djokovic could be as low as seventh for the clay-court Grand Slam.<\/p>\n

Djokovic was the top seed at Roland Garros a year ago, but he lost his No 1 spot in the ATP Rankings after the tournament and has slipped down the list ever since.<\/p>\n

Sinner was the man to replace the 24-time Grand Slam winner at the top and nearly a year later the Italian is still sitting pretty at No 1 and will thus occupy first place in the draw sheet for the clay-court major.<\/p>\n

The French Open seedings will be based on ATP Rankings on May 19, 2025, and there was one big move behind Sinner as Carlos Alcaraz beat Alexander Zverev to the No 2 seeding during the ATP Masters 1000 event in Rome and the Spaniard will headline the bottom half of the draw.<\/p>\n

Alcaraz won the title last year when he was seeded third behind Djokovic and Sinner.<\/p>\n

If the seedings hold, then Zverev will face either Sinner or Alcaraz in the semi-final while he could be paired with Djokovic in the quarter-final.<\/p>\n

French Open News<\/h3>\n

French Open women\u2019s singles projected seeds: Iga Swiatek set for lowest seeding in three years<\/p>\n

Jannik Sinner beats Carlos Alcaraz, Iga Swiatek facing a rankings collapse \u2013 French Open picks<\/p>\n

Zverev is followed by Taylor Fritz and Jack Draper after the latter secured his highest-ever seeding for a Grand Slam following his recent impressive form.<\/p>\n

Djokovic currently occupies the sixth position in the rankings, but he could still drop to No 7 as Lorenzo Musetti (currently eighth) remains alive at the Italian Open.<\/p>\n

Musetti faces Carlos Alcaraz in the semi-final and if he wins he will climb two spots to No 6, moving ahead of Djokovic and Casper Ruud.<\/p>\n

But the top eight for Roland Garros are confirmed as Sinner, Alcaraz, Zverev, Fritz, Draper, Djokovic\/Ruud\/Musetti will each occupy their own section in the main draw and cannot face each other before the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n

Projected French Open men\u2019s singles seeds (Live Rankings May 16)<\/h4>\n

1. Jannik Sinner
\n2. Carlos Alcaraz
\n3. Alexander Zverev
\n4. Taylor Fritz
\n5. Jack Draper
\n6. Novak Djokovic
\n7. Casper Ruud
\n8. Lorenzo Musetti
\n9. Alex de Minaur
\n10. Holger Rune
\n11. Daniil Medvedev
\n12. Tommy Paul
\n13. Ben Shelton
\n14. Arthur Fils
\n15. Frances Tiafoe
\n16. Grigor Dimitrov
\n17. Andrey Rublev
\n18. Francisco Cerundolo
\n19. Jakub Mensik
\n20. Stefanos Tsitsipas
\n21. Tomas Machac
\n22. Ugo Humbert
\n23. Sebastian Korda
\n24. Karen Khachanov
\n25. Alexei Popyrin
\n26. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
\n27. Denis Shapovalov
\n28. Matteo Berrettini
\n29. Felix Auger-Aliassime
\n30. Brandon Nakashima
\n31. Hubert Hurkacz
\n32. Alex Michelsen<\/p>\n

Daniil Medvedev won\u2019t be among the top-eight seeds of a Grand Slam for the first time since 2019 as he has slipped out of the top 10 while Stefanos Tsitsipas recent poor form means he could face one of the big hitters early in the tournament as he is set to be seeded 20th.<\/p>\n

If one of the top 32 players withdraws from the main draw then those below them will move into the seeding positions.<\/p>\n

Just outside the top 32:<\/strong><\/p>\n

33. Flavio Cobolli
\n34. Tallon Griekspoor
\n35. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard<\/p>\n

But there is good news for Cobolli, Griekspoor and Mpetshi Perricard as they could still move up the rankings as they are competing in ATP Challenger Tour events this week and all three are still alive.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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