{"id":14624,"date":"2023-12-28T08:09:52","date_gmt":"2023-12-28T13:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/novak-djokovic-and-iga-swiatek-to-stay-no-1-in-2024-experts-predict-the-atp-and-wta-top-eight-in-the-year-to-come-tennis-news\/28\/12\/2023\/"},"modified":"2023-12-28T08:09:52","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T13:09:52","slug":"novak-djokovic-and-iga-swiatek-to-stay-no-1-in-2024-experts-predict-the-atp-and-wta-top-eight-in-the-year-to-come-tennis-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/novak-djokovic-and-iga-swiatek-to-stay-no-1-in-2024-experts-predict-the-atp-and-wta-top-eight-in-the-year-to-come-tennis-news\/28\/12\/2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek to stay No 1 in 2024? Experts predict the ATP and WTA top eight in the year to come | Tennis News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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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?<\/p>\n

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?<\/p>\n

As the new season gets under way with the Brisbane International beginning on Sunday, former players, Sky Sports<\/em> pundits and tennis experts make their top-eight predictions for the ATP and WTA Tours in the year to come:<\/p>\n

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Tim Henman<\/strong><\/h3>\n

ATP:<\/strong> 1) Novak Djokovic, 2) Carlos Alcaraz, 3) Jannik Sinner, 4) Daniil Medvedev, 5) Holger Rune, 6) Andrey Rublev, 7) Alexander Zverev, 8) Stefanos Tsitsipas.<\/p>\n

WTA:<\/strong> 1) Iga Swiatek, 2) Coco Gauff, 3) Aryna Sabalenka, 4) Elena Rybakina, 5) Jessica Pegula, 6) Ons Jabeur, 7) Karolina Muchova, 8) Qinwen Zheng.<\/p>\n

Laura Robson<\/strong><\/h3>\n

ATP:<\/strong> 1) Djokovic, 2) Alcaraz, 3) Sinner, 4) Rune, 5) Medvedev, 6) Rublev, 7) Zverev, 8) Taylor Fritz.<\/p>\n

WTA:<\/strong> 1) Sabalenka, 2) Swiatek, 3) Gauff, 4) Rybakina, 5) Pegula, 6) Muchova, 7) Marketa Vondrousova, 8) Barbora Krejcikova.<\/p>\n

Gigi Salmon<\/strong><\/h3>\n

ATP:<\/strong> 1) Djokovic, 2) Medvedev, 3) Alcaraz, 4) Sinner, 5) Rune, 6) Rublev, 7) Arthur Fils, 8) Hubert Hurkacz.<\/p>\n

WTA:<\/strong> 1) Sabalenka, 2) Rybakina, 3) Swiatek, 4) Gauff, 5) Zheng, 6) Pegula, 7) Jabeur, 8) Naomi Osaka.<\/p>\n

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Marion Bartoli<\/strong><\/h3>\n

ATP: <\/strong>1) Djokovic, 2) Alcaraz, 3) Medvedev, 4) Sinner, 5) Zverev, 6) Rublev, 7) Rune, 8) Ben Shelton.<\/p>\n

WTA:<\/strong> 1) Swiatek, 2) Sabalenka, 3) Rybakina, 4) Pegula, 5) Gauff, 6) Zheng, 7) Jabeur, 8) Osaka.<\/p>\n

Feliciano Lopez<\/strong><\/h3>\n

ATP:<\/strong> 1) Sinner, 2) Djokovic, 3) Alcarez, 4) Medvedev, 5) Rublev, 6) Zverev, 7) Rafael Nadal, 8) Tsitsipas.<\/p>\n

WTA:<\/strong> 1) Gauff, 2) Swiatek, 3) Sabalenka, 4) Rybakina, 5) Jabeur, 6) Maria Sakkari, 7) Vondrousova, 8) Madison Keys.<\/p>\n

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Johanna Konta<\/strong><\/h3>\n

ATP:<\/strong> 1) Djokovic, 2) Alcaraz, 3) Sinner, 4) Rune, 5) Medvedev, 6) Tsitsipas, 7) Rublev, 8) Fritz.<\/p>\n

WTA: <\/strong>1) Swiatek, 2) Gauff, 3) Sabalenka, 4) Jabeur, 5) Rybakina, 6) Pegula, 7) Krejcikova, 8) Elina Svitolina.<\/p>\n

Naomi Cavaday<\/strong><\/h3>\n

ATP: <\/strong>1) Djokovic, 2) Sinner, 3) Medvedev, 4) Alcaraz, 5) Zverev, 6) Shelton, 7) Rune, 8) Fritz.<\/p>\n

WTA:<\/strong> 1) Swiatek, 2) Sabalenka, 3) Gauff, 4) Zheng, 5) Pegula, 6) Danielle Collins, 7) Emma Raducanu, 8) Svitolina.<\/p>\n

Naomi Broady<\/strong><\/h3>\n

ATP:<\/strong> 1) Djokovic, 2) Sinner, 3) Alcaraz, 4) Medvedev, 5) Rublev, 6) Rune, 7) Zverev, 8) Caspar Ruud.<\/p>\n

WTA: <\/strong>1) Sabalenka, 2) Swiatek, 3) Gauff, 4) Muchova, 5) Rybakina, 6) Jabeur, 7) Pegula, 8) Sakkari.<\/p>\n

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Raz Mirza (tennis writer)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

ATP: <\/strong>1) Djokovic, 2) Alcaraz, 3) Sinner, 4) Medvedev, 5) Rune, 6) Rublev, 7) Zverev, 8) Tsitsipas.<\/p>\n

WTA:<\/strong> 1) Swiatek, 2) Gauff, 3) Sabalenka, 4) Pegula, 5) Rybakina, 6) Jabeur, 7) Muchova, 8) Krejcikova.<\/p>\n

Adam Moulder (tennis producer)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

ATP:<\/strong> 1) Djokovic, 2) Alcaraz, 3) Sinner, 4) Rune, 5) Medvedev, 6) Zverev, 7) Nadal, 8) Shelton.<\/p>\n

WTA:<\/strong> 1) Swiatek, 2) Gauff, 3) Sabalenka, 4) Zheng, 5) Pegula, 6) Leylah Fernandez, 7) Svitolina, 8) Jabeur.<\/p>\n

How to watch tennis in 2024?<\/h3>\n

In the UK, Ireland, Italy, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, Sky Sports<\/em> 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.<\/p>\n

That means more than 80 tournaments and 4,000 matches – including both season-ending finals – will be shown live on Sky Sports<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Fans will also be able to watch both Tours on NOW <\/strong>and follow extensive coverage of their favourite players across Sky Sports’ <\/em>digital and social platforms.<\/p>\n

Watch the WTA and ATP Tours throughout 2024 on Sky Sports. Stream Sky Sports with NOW<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Can Novak Djokovic continue to command the top spot in men’s tennis over the course of 2024? Or will younger stars threaten