Former players, Sky Sports pundits and tennis experts make their top-eight predictions for the ATP and WTA singles races in 2024; Sky Sports will show more than 80 tournaments and 4,000 matches - including both season-ending finals and all Masters 1000 events
Thursday 28 December 2023 15:16, UK
Can Novak Djokovic continue to command the top spot in men's tennis over the course of 2024? Or will younger stars threaten his domination?
Can Iga Swiatek perform with consistent quality in the year ahead or will rivals like Coco Gauff or Aryna Sabalenka take her place at the summit of the women's rankings?
As the new season gets under way with the Brisbane International beginning on Sunday, former players, Sky Sports pundits and tennis experts make their top-eight predictions for the ATP and WTA Tours in the year to come:
ATP: 1) Novak Djokovic, 2) Carlos Alcaraz, 3) Jannik Sinner, 4) Daniil Medvedev, 5) Holger Rune, 6) Andrey Rublev, 7) Alexander Zverev, 8) Stefanos Tsitsipas.
WTA: 1) Iga Swiatek, 2) Coco Gauff, 3) Aryna Sabalenka, 4) Elena Rybakina, 5) Jessica Pegula, 6) Ons Jabeur, 7) Karolina Muchova, 8) Qinwen Zheng.
ATP: 1) Djokovic, 2) Alcaraz, 3) Sinner, 4) Rune, 5) Medvedev, 6) Rublev, 7) Zverev, 8) Taylor Fritz.
WTA: 1) Sabalenka, 2) Swiatek, 3) Gauff, 4) Rybakina, 5) Pegula, 6) Muchova, 7) Marketa Vondrousova, 8) Barbora Krejcikova.
ATP: 1) Djokovic, 2) Medvedev, 3) Alcaraz, 4) Sinner, 5) Rune, 6) Rublev, 7) Arthur Fils, 8) Hubert Hurkacz.
WTA: 1) Sabalenka, 2) Rybakina, 3) Swiatek, 4) Gauff, 5) Zheng, 6) Pegula, 7) Jabeur, 8) Naomi Osaka.
ATP: 1) Djokovic, 2) Alcaraz, 3) Medvedev, 4) Sinner, 5) Zverev, 6) Rublev, 7) Rune, 8) Ben Shelton.
WTA: 1) Swiatek, 2) Sabalenka, 3) Rybakina, 4) Pegula, 5) Gauff, 6) Zheng, 7) Jabeur, 8) Osaka.
ATP: 1) Sinner, 2) Djokovic, 3) Alcaraz, 4) Medvedev, 5) Rublev, 6) Zverev, 7) Rafael Nadal, 8) Tsitsipas.
WTA: 1) Gauff, 2) Swiatek, 3) Sabalenka, 4) Rybakina, 5) Jabeur, 6) Maria Sakkari, 7) Vondrousova, 8) Madison Keys.
ATP: 1) Djokovic, 2) Alcaraz, 3) Sinner, 4) Rune, 5) Medvedev, 6) Tsitsipas, 7) Rublev, 8) Fritz.
WTA: 1) Swiatek, 2) Gauff, 3) Sabalenka, 4) Jabeur, 5) Rybakina, 6) Pegula, 7) Krejcikova, 8) Elina Svitolina.
ATP: 1) Djokovic, 2) Sinner, 3) Medvedev, 4) Alcaraz, 5) Zverev, 6) Shelton, 7) Rune, 8) Fritz.
WTA: 1) Swiatek, 2) Sabalenka, 3) Gauff, 4) Zheng, 5) Pegula, 6) Danielle Collins, 7) Emma Raducanu, 8) Svitolina.
ATP: 1) Djokovic, 2) Sinner, 3) Alcaraz, 4) Medvedev, 5) Rublev, 6) Rune, 7) Zverev, 8) Casper Ruud.
WTA: 1) Sabalenka, 2) Swiatek, 3) Gauff, 4) Muchova, 5) Rybakina, 6) Jabeur, 7) Pegula, 8) Sakkari.
ATP: 1) Djokovic, 2) Alcaraz, 3) Sinner, 4) Medvedev, 5) Rune, 6) Rublev, 7) Zverev, 8) Tsitsipas.
WTA: 1) Swiatek, 2) Gauff, 3) Sabalenka, 4) Pegula, 5) Rybakina, 6) Jabeur, 7) Muchova, 8) Krejcikova.
ATP: 1) Djokovic, 2) Alcaraz, 3) Sinner, 4) Rune, 5) Medvedev, 6) Zverev, 7) Nadal, 8) Shelton.
WTA: 1) Swiatek, 2) Gauff, 3) Sabalenka, 4) Zheng, 5) Pegula, 6) Leylah Fernandez, 7) Svitolina, 8) Jabeur.
In the UK, Ireland, Italy, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, Sky Sports will show WTA and ATP 250, 500 and 1000 events (excluding domestic UK events), plus the US Open as part of a new five-year deal.
That means more than 80 tournaments and 4,000 matches - including both season-ending finals - will be shown live on Sky Sports.
Fans will also be able to watch both Tours on NOW and follow extensive coverage of their favourite players across Sky Sports' digital and social platforms.
Watch the WTA and ATP Tours throughout 2024 on Sky Sports. Stream Sky Sports with NOW