2024 Olympic Men’s Tennis Tournament Prediction: Who Will Claim Gold at Roland Garros?

There may not be a better venue for an Olympic event than the tennis competitions being held at Roland Garros. Home of the French Open, this site will provide an incredible backdrop for what should be a thrilling men’s tennis competition. Here, we break down the Olympic men’s tennis tournament and make our tennis betting picks to win it on the Parisian clay.

Olympic Men’s Tennis Betting Odds

Odds from DraftKings Sportsbook

The favorites to win the Olympic men’s tennis tournament are the usual suspects. Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz is coming off of titles at the French Open and Wimbledon and he is the favorite to close the deal here as well. Meanwhile, Jannik Sinner of Italy won the Australian Open to kick off this year’s major tournament schedule and he is in the mix as well. Novak Djokovic of Serbia, Alexander Zverev of Germany, Rafael Nadal of Spain, and Casper Ruud of Norway have all had success on clay and are also in the gold medal hunt.

DraftKings Sportsbook has pulled something of a dirty trick when it comes to their men’s tennis odds for the Paris Olympics. Everyone at longer than +2500 odds to win this tournament is listed at +4000 to come away with the gold. That could change once the full field is drawn, but for now it severely limits the value for bettors who want to take a longshot to win this title. Bettors will want to shop around for the best prices on any longshots that they are interested in taking.

Olympic Men’s Tennis Major Storylines

The number one storyline coming into the Paris Olympics in men’s tennis is the fact that this tournament is being played on clay. That favors some players way more than others, as players like Daniil Medvedev and Alex De Minaur would have had much better chances to win gold on a hard court. Meanwhile, men like Nadal and Mariano Navone of Argentina at least have a chance to win the gold that they wouldn’t have had if this tournament was taking place on a more neutral surface.

The race between the best players in the world will also be a major storyline in the Olympic men’s tennis competition. Alcaraz, Sinner, Djokovic, and Zverev are all threats to win this tournament on this surface. Meanwhile, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Casper Ruud have reached French Open finals in the recent past and can’t be counted out at slightly longer odds either.

This tournament being a best-of-three format rather than the usual best-of-five format at Roland Garros is also something to keep an eye on. It is worth remembering that while Carlos Alcaraz won the 2024 French Open, he trailed after three sets against both Sinner and Zverev in the late rounds of that event. As a result, the favorite could falter here in matches where his unrivaled gas tank is not as much of an asset.

Olympic Men’s Tennis Medal Contenders

The usual suspects are the top medal contenders at Roland Garros on the men’s side. Alcaraz, Sinner, and Djokovic are going to be the favorites to finish in the top-three. While Nadal is the king of clay historically, he may not be well-off enough physically to win a medal in this tournament. Meanwhile, the trio of Ruud, Zverev, and Tsitsipas could crash the podium if not someone from even further down the odds list.

Men’s Tennis Betting Prediction: Alexander Zverev (+500)

Zverev is the reigning Olympic gold medalist, having taken the top spot on the hard courts in Tokyo in 2021. The German is in a decent place physically at the moment and had a genuine chance to beat Alcaraz for the French Open title not too long ago. At a better price than Alcaraz, Sinner, and Djokovic, we will take the big-serving German to grab another Olympic gold medal in what should be a really fun tournament on the men’s side.