By Ros Satar
- US Open seedings are based on the rankings on 19 August
- We break down who is where and who they could face at Flushing Meadows
NEW YORK, USA – Defending champions Novak Djokovic and Naomi Osaka, who regained the No. 1 spot lead the seedings ahead of the 2019 US Open.
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[1] | Novak Djokovic | Naomi Osaka |
Opposite from the No. 2 seeds
Will face players seeded 25-32 in the third round, 13-16 in the fourth round and 5-8 in the quarter-finals
[2] | Rafael Nadal | Ashleigh Barty |
Occupies the bottom place in the draw, opposite from the World No. 1.
Will face players seeded 25-32 in the third round, 13-16 in the fourth round and 5-8 in the quarter-finals.
[3] | Roger Federer | Karolina Pliskova |
[4] | Dominic Thiem | Simona Halep |
Will face players seeded 25-32 in the third round, 13-16 in the fourth round and 5-8 in the quarter-finals.
[5] | Daniil Medvedev | Elina Svitolina |
[6] | Alexander Zverev | Petra Kvitova |
[7] | Kei Nishikori | Kiki Bertens |
[8] | Stefanos Tsitsipas | Serena Williams |
Will face players seeded 25-32 in the third round, 9-12 in the fourth round and 1-4 in the quarter-finals
[9] | Karen Khachanov | Aryna Sabalenka |
[10] | Roberto Bautista Agut | Madison Keys |
[11] | Fabio Fognini | Sloane Stephens |
[12] | Borna Coric | Anastasija Sevastova |
Will face players seeded 17-24 in the third round and 5-8 in the fourth round
[13] | Gael Monfils | Belinda Bencic |
[14] | John Isner | Angelique Kerber |
[15] | David Goffin | Bianca Andreescu |
[16] | Kevin Anderson | Johanna Konta |
Will face players seeded 17-24 in the third round and 1-4 in the fourth round
[17] | Nikoloz Basilashvili | Marketa Vondrousova |
[18] | Felix Auger-Aliassime | Wang Qiang |
[19] | Guido Pella | Caroline Wozniacki |
[20] | Diego Schwartzman | Sofia Kenin |
[21] | Milos Raonic | Anett Kontaveit |
[22] | Marin Cilic | Petra Martic |
[23] | Stan Wawrinka | Donna Vekic |
[24] | Matteo Berrettini | Garbiñe Muguruza |
Will face players seeded 9-16 in the third round
[25] | Lucas Pouille | Elise Mertens |
[26] | Taylor Fritz | Julia Goerges |
[27] | Dusan Lajovic | Caroline Garcia |
[28] | Nick Kyrgios | Carla Suárez Navarro |
[29] | Benoit Paire | Hsieh Su-Wei |
[30] | Kyle Edmund | Maria Sakkari |
[31] | Christian Garin | Barbora Strycova |
[32] | Fernando Verdasco | Dayana Yastremska |
Will face seeded 1-8 in the third round.
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Men’s Singles
Defending champion Novak Djokovic can never be counted out as he hunts for a fourth US Open title. He skipped Montreal and seemed to be struggling with pain in his elbow as he bowed out in the Cincinnati semi-final, but is always in the mix as a favourite.
With World No. 2 Rafael Nadal having started the run up to the US Open with a win in Montreal, and choosing to skip Cincinnati – he too should be considered as one of the favourites.
In the mix is the man of the autumn swing, Daniil Medvedev made the final in Washington and Montreal, before winning in Cincinnati.
Women’s Singles
Defending champion Naomi Osaka has looked a lot happier on the US hard courts after bagging her second Slam in a row in Australia, but not really catching fire in Europe.
However do not count out the Slam winners of this year – Ashleigh Barty won her maiden Slam at Roland Garros, before Simona Halep more than made up for not defending that title by winning Wimbledon.
It will be hard not to closely monitor Serena Williams’ progress. She declared she had felt far more ready for Wimbledon after struggling with a knee injury for much of the year, but back spasms saw her pull out of the Toronto final just four games in, and she pulled out of Cincinnati the week after.
How to Watch/Follow the US Open 2019
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Live Scores | Tennis Live Scores on Britwatch Sports |
The draw for the US Open Men’s and Women’s Singles will take place at on Thursday Aug 22 at 12pm (5pm BST).
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