The Importance of Seeding Order at the 2024 Australian Open: Who Will Make the Cut?

The seeding order for a Grand Slam can mark its development and at the 2024 Australian Open there may be decisive situations in this regard. Players have two weeks of competition before the start of the major, but only what happens in the first week will determine who is seeded.

There are many advantages of leaving with the condition of head of series in a Grand Slam, like the Open the Australia 2024and an exciting fight always breaks out to achieve it, as well as to obtain the best possible classification within the top 32, in order to have a somewhat smoother path and have more options to progress in the big event. Novak Djokovic y Carlos Alcaraz They are guaranteed to take the first two positions, but there is a big fight for other positions, as well as for the mere fact of arriving in Melbourne with the privilege of being seeded, something that automatically exempts them from playing against one of the best in the two first rounds.

– The ATP ranking on Monday, January 8 will determine who is seeded and in what order they appear at the 2024 Australian Open

The case of Open the Australia 2024 It is very particular because there is only one week of competition ahead if you want to improve something compared to the ranking ATP with which 2023 ended. And we must remember that the official classification that will be published on Monday, January 8, will mark who and in what order the seeds are. The draw for the final draw is expected to be on Thursday the 11th or Friday the 12th, at the latest, so the results obtained in the second week of the course (Adelaide and Auckland tournaments) will no longer influence the race as they are seeded in the first Grand Slam of the year. Thus, the United Cup, Brisbane and Hong Kong will be the judges who will determine whether someone improves or worsens their current situation.

– Illustrious names who are not guaranteed to be seeded

Currently, the last player who would be seeded is Alexander Bublik, ranked 32nd in the rankings. There is no room for relaxation in the Kazakh, but neither in other tennis players such as Lehecka, Etcheverry, Auger-Aliassime, Musetti, or even Davidovich. All of them will need to score points in the first week of the year if they do not want to see their privilege compromised by some of those who come from behind. And there are players with good projection who can filter into the top 32, such as Fils, Coric, Djere, Eubanks, Karatsev or Evans. Who seems to have it almost impossible is Andy Murray, who would require a stellar performance in Brisbane to climb the ten positions that currently separate him from being able to start as seeded.

– Battle to arrive in the best possible position

Everything indicates that the current top-4 will be immovable and it does not seem likely that Hurkacz or Fritz will manage to remove Rune or Zverev from the top eight. Thus, the big unknowns focus on further back positions, paying special attention to who is located between positions 13 and 16, since they are destined to meet the four best in the world in the round of 16. Currently, those positions are occupied by Paul, Dimitrov, Khachanov and Tiafoe, but Shelton could enter that fight, a player that would worry anyone.

Especially significant, it would also be important to pay attention to who is located between positions 25-32, since they would meet in the third round with one of the eight best seeds, while those who are between positions 17 and 24 would avoid in that round the big favorites. Names like Korda, Davidovich, Jarry or Cerúndolo are at that point on the list and will have to look for good performance in the first week of competition to arrive in the best possible position.

2023-12-28 17:13:51
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