(Sports news, tennis news) The 2024 ATP season ended with the dominance of Jannik Sinner, who won 8 titles, including 2 Grand Slams, 1 ATP Finals. Meanwhile, Djokovic ended the year outside the top 5 for the first time since 2006.

The 2024 ATP season is almost over with Jannik Sinner dominating and significant changes in the rankings. Sinner not only asserted his position as world number 1 but also created a large point gap with his opponents, while Novak Djokovic dropped out of the season-ending top 5 for the first time since 2006 (after 18 years). With no major tournaments until the end of 2024, the top 30 positions will not change until the new season.

Sinner (left) with 11,830 points convincingly holds the No. 1 position, Djokovic (right) will end the year at No. 7.

Sinner solidifies his throne, Djokovic gradually loses influence

Jannik Sinner ended 2024 in sparkling form. The Italian won a major title at the ATP Finals right at home in Turin, defeating Taylor Fritz in the final. This was the highlight of a memorable season in which Sinner won 8 titles, including two Grand Slams (Australian Open, US Open).

Sinner finished the season with 11,830 points, nearly 4,000 points ahead of Alexander Zverev (ranked 2nd), becoming the player with the largest lead in recent history. His success marked a shift in power in tennis, as younger players gradually surpassed the old legends.

Novak Djokovic ended a disappointing season without winning any ATP titles for the first time since 2005. Despite winning a gold medal at the Paris Olympics, this achievement did not count for ranking points.

Djokovic lost two major finals at Wimbledon and Shanghai to Alcaraz and Sinner, ending the year with 3,910 points, dropping to No. 7. This was a big drop from previous years, when Djokovic regularly dominated the ATP rankings.

Other notable faces

Alexander Zverev: With 7,915 points, Zverev is ranked 2nd after a stable season. The German has not won a Grand Slam but has consistently made deep runs in major tournaments.

Carlos Alcaraz: The Spaniard finished in third place (7,010 points), despite winning two major titles. However, inconsistent form has left him behind Sinner.

Taylor Fritz: Breaking into the top five for the first time, Fritz finished fourth with 5,100 points after a breakthrough season that included his first Grand Slam final appearance at the US Open.

Stefanos Tsitsipas (No. 11), Hubert Hurkacz (No. 16), and Holger Rune (No. 13) all failed to maintain their top form. Tsitsipas, in particular, struggled on hard courts, winning his only title of the year on clay.

The gap in points between players ranked 7th to 13th is very small, signaling a fierce competition right from the start of the new season.

2 notable players for tennis fans in Vietnam: Rafael Nadal (Spain) increased 1 rank, to 154th. Ly Hoang Nam kept the same score but increased 5 ranks compared to last week.

The major women’s singles events have also concluded, so the WTA top 30 last week remains unchanged.

Men’s Singles Tennis Rankings – ATP

Women’s Singles Tennis Rankings – WTA