Wimbledon men’s projected singles seeds: Jannik Sinner at No 1, Carlos Alcaraz fighting for No 2 spot, five Americans feature
Jannik Sinner will be the top seed at a Grand Slam for the first time in his career at Wimbledon this year, but Carlos Alcaraz has work harder if he wants to be second seed.
Only one British player will be seeded for the grass-court Grand Slam, whereas Taylor Fritz is one of five American men who will be seeded, and Argentina is expected to have four on the list of 32.
Sinner is certain of being ranked No. 1 on June 24, the cut-off date for seedings, following his ascension to the top of the ATP Rankings after the French Open.
However, there is a battle for the No. 2 slot behind him, since Alcaraz is the defending champion at this week’s Queen’s Club Championship, and he needs to reach at least the final to remain ahead of Novak Djokovic, who has no points to defend ahead of Wimbledon.
Djokovic, who was the top seed at the Australian and French Opens, has briefly moved up to second place in the Live Rankings, with 8,360 points, while Alcaraz has 8,130 points after winning his first match at Queen’s Club.
Alex de Minaur has been the biggest loser in the top ten, as his defeat in the first round at Queen’s means he has slipped two spots in the Live Rankings and will be seeded ninth, while Alexander Bublik will drop at least five spots after falling early in Halle.
As it stands, five Americans will be seeded, with Fritz heading the charge at No. 12, albeit Tommy Paul, Ben Shelton, Sebastian Korda, and Frances Tiafoe are the other guys in the top 32.
Argentina is next best, with Sebastian Baez, Francisco Cerundolo, Tomas Martin Etcheverry, and Mariano Navone expected to be seeded, though the last two may yet miss out.
Jack Draper is poised to be the only British player seeded in the men’s tournament, after rising to the top 32 following his first championship at the Stuttgart Open. Cameron Norrie and Dan Evans have carried the banner in recent years, but both have dropped down the rankings.
Matteo Arnaldi (33), Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (34), Luciano Darderi (35), Tomas Machac (36) and Arthur Fils (37) are the five players who are narrowly outside the cutoff, however one or two players further down the list could potentially make a late run at either Halle or Queen’s Club this week.
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