For the first time since the Barcelona Games in 1992, the men\u2019s tennis tournament will be<\/p>\n\n\n\n
played on clay and that is a huge advantage for players like reigning French Open champion<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Carlos Alcaraz, and 14-time winner at Roland Garros, Rafael Nadal, who love the red courts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The tournament is single-elimination, with a field of 64 and a best-of-three sets, unlike five sets<\/p>\n\n\n\n
at other majors. While Alcarez is the favorite, can Germany\u2019s Alexander Zverev repeat after<\/p>\n\n\n\n
winning gold in 2020? Let\u2019s preview some of the contenders and possible longshots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Carlos Alcaraz, Spain +145<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Carlos Alcaraz is fresh off a French Open and Wimbledon title now has four majors to his name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He is already one of the best clay court players in the world, hence why the short odds. Alcaraz<\/p>\n\n\n\n is just on an absolute roll and will look to continue it in Paris. The 21-year old is 18-3 on the<\/p>\n\n\n\n courts at Roland Garros and barring a major upset, he\u2019s destined to reach the final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jannik Sinner, Italian +300<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Jannik Sinner is the newly minted number one player in the world and has had a solid 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n season. He won his first Grand Slam at the Australian Open and then pushed Alcaraz in 5-sets<\/p>\n\n\n\n in the semifinal at the French Open. The 22-year old is 16-5 all-time on the clay courts at<\/p>\n\n\n\n Roland Garros. He\u2019s been one of the most consistent players right now and could make a<\/p>\n\n\n\n serious run in Paris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Novak Djokovic, Serbia +350<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Novak Djokovic has the most men\u2019s Grand Slam wins with 24 including three in 2023. But he<\/p>\n\n\n\n withdrew from the French Open in the quarters after sustaining an injury. But he returned to<\/p>\n\n\n\n reach the finals at Wimbledon where he was steamrolled by Alcaraz. The 37-year old has won<\/p>\n\n\n\n two of the last four titles at Roland Garros, and is 96-16 all time on those clay courts. Age and<\/p>\n\n\n\n injuries seem to be catching up to him, but he\u2019s still one of the top players in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Alexander Zverev, Germany +500<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n He is the defending gold medalist and ranked number four in the world. Alexander Zverev is<\/p>\n\n\n\n coming off a runner-up at the French Open, where he\u2019s reached at least the semifinal in four<\/p>\n\n\n\n consecutive years. He is 3-3 in finals on clay, and should be in contention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rafael Nadal, Spain +750<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n He is the \u201cKing of Clay\u201d for a reason winning 112 of 116 matches over his career at Roland<\/p>\n\n\n\n Garros. Those eye-popping numbers are part of the reason why Rafael Nadal can’t be ignored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He won gold at the Beijing Games and made the semis at Rio 2016. 14 French Open titles<\/p>\n\n\n\n would go great with an Olympic gold in Paris, but age and injuries make it tough to back Nadal,<\/p>\n\n\n\n who just turned 38, even at these odds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Men’s Singles Gold Medal Odds<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Carlos Alcaraz +145<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jannik Sinner +300<\/p>\n\n\n\n Alexander Zverev +500<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rafael Nadal +750<\/p>\n\n\n\n Casper Ruud +1200<\/p>\n\n\n\n Stefanos Tsitsipas +1600<\/p>\n\n\n\n Holger Rune +2500<\/p>\n\n\n\n Alex de Minaur +2500<\/p>\n\n\n\n Daniil Medvedev +2500<\/p>\n\n\n\n Andrey Rublev +2800 For the first time since the Barcelona Games in 1992, the men\u2019s tennis tournament will be played on clay and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":17202,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[144],"tags":[204],"class_list":["post-25131","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tennis","tag-tennis"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
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