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US Open 2018 | Where the seeds may fall

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By Ros Satar

  • The US Open seedings are based on the rankings on 21 August
  • We break down who is where and who they could face at Flushing Meadows
NEW YORK, USA – Rafael Nadal and Simona Halep head up the seeds and Serena Williams gets a bump from her ranking for this year’s US Open.

 

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[1] Rafael Nadal Simona Halep

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] Roger Federer Caroline Wozniacki

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] Juan Martin Del Potro Sloane Stephens
[4] Alexander Zverev Angelique Kerber

Will face players seeded 25-32 in the third round, 13-16 in the fourth round and 5-8 in the quarter-finals.

 

[5] Kevin Anderson Petra Kvitova
[6] Novak Djokovic Caroline Garcia
[7] Marin Cilic Elina Svitolina
[8] Grigor Dimitrov Karolina Pliskova

Will face players seeded 25-32 in the third round, 9-12 in the fourth round and 1-4 in the quarter-finals

 

[9] Dominic Thiem Julia Goerges
[10] David Goffin Jelena Ostapenko
[11] John Isner Daria Kasatkina
[12] Pablo Carreno Busta Garbiñe Muguruza

Will face players seeded 17-24 in the third round and 5-8 in the fourth round

 

[13] Diego Schwartzman Kiki Bertens
[14] Fabio Fognini Madison Keys
[15] Stefanos Tsitsipas Elise Mertens
[16] Kyle Edmund Venus Williams

Will face players seeded 17-24 in the third round and 1-4 in the fourth round

 

[17] Lucas Pouille Serena Williams
[18] Jack Sock Ashleigh Barty
[19] Roberto Bautista Agut Anastasija Sevastova
[20] Borna Coric Naomi Osaka
[21] Kei Nishikori Mihaela Buzarnescu
[22] Marco Cecchinato Maria Sharapova
[23] Hyeon Chung Barbora Stycova
[24] Damir Dzumhur Coco Vandeweghe

Will face players seeded 9-16 in the third round

 

[25] Milos Raonic Daria Gavrilova
[26] Richard Gasquet Aryna Sabalenka
[27] Karen Khachanov Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
[28] Denis Shapovalov Anett Kontaveit
[29] Adrian Mannarino Dominika Cibulkova
[30] Nick Kyrgios Carla Suárez Navarro
[31] Fernando Verdasco Magdalena Rybarikova
[32] Filip Krajinovic Maria Sakkari

Will face seeded 1-8 in the third round.

 

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Men’s Singles

Rafael Nadal in the quarter-final of Roland Garros, 2018
Rafael Nadal in the quarter-final of Roland Garros, 2018 (ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Getty Images)

Rafael Nadal stays in the top spot, despite only having played one tournament on the hard courts, and it remains to be seen whether the guiding influence of Ivan Lendl to Alexander Zverev’s team will help him over the hump of never making it past the second round!

Novak Djokovic’s achievement of winning all nine Masters titles with his Cincinnati win makes him one of the favourites to win a third US Open title.

 

Women’s Singles

Simona Halep‘s run to the Cincinnati final means she holds on to the top spot through the US Open.

Serena Williams receives a bump in the seedings for the second Slam in a row, with the US Open taking Wimbledon’s lead and reflecting her record at the event.

Chris Widmaier, Managing Director of Corporate Communications, said: “After balancing a variety of factors, including her return to competition following the birth of her daughter, her recent hard-court performance this summer and recognition of her achievements at the US Open, the USTA has moved Serena Williams’ seeding nine spots, from 26 to 17.

“We feel this is the appropriate decision, one that recognizes Serena and is fair to the remaining seeded players.”

Follwoing her success in Cincinnati, Kiki Bertens rises up the rankings for a better seeding, in the Top 16 and Cincinnati semi-finalist Aryna Sabalenka will now be seeded at a Slam for the first time in her career.

The draw for the US Open Men’s and Women’s Singles will take place at on Thursday Aug 23 at 2pm (7pm BST).

 

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