"I was thinking about the Olympics in Paris since 2018," the 23-year-old reflects.

Looking ahead at this week’s five events, including a U.S.-heavy Atlanta draw led by Ben Shelton.

He’s revisiting after 20 years away, he’s playing doubles with a friend, he’s showing his lighter side—and he’s into the semis after a marathon win.

The former world No. 1 reached his first semifinal since 2022 Wimbledon at the Nordea Open as he continues preparing for what will likely be his final Olympic appearance in Paris.

For the first time, players born in the 2000s hold No. 1 AND No. 2 on both the ATP and WTA rankings this week.

Meanwhile, Felix Auger-Aliassime is back in the ATP Top 20 and Marta Kostyuk breaks into the WTA Top 20.

She’s just the ninth woman to hit that number in WTA rankings history, and the fifth-youngest woman to do it.

Also: Jasmine Paolini cracks the Top 20, Jakub Mensik makes history and Matthew Ebden rises to the top in doubles.

Baez, 23, will reach a career-high of No. 21 in the rankings on Monday.