World number one Novak Djokovic of Serbia secured the top seeding for the US Open 2013 Championships men’s singles event and he’s aiming to win the title for the second time in his career.
Djokovic has reached the semifinals or better in the past six appearances in New York. Last year, he reached the final and lost to Britain’s Andy Murray.
Getting the second seed is Rafael Nadal of Spain. Nadal has overtaken Andy Murray in the world rankings this week after winning back to back Masters 1000 events in Montreal and Cincinnati. Defending champion Murray gets seeding number three.
Five-time champion Roger Federer is seeded 7th at the US Open, a far cry from his seeding last year wherein he entered the tournament as number one seed. This means the Swiss star could meet either of the world’s top three in the quarterfinals.
The US Open seeds mirrors the ATP World Tour Rankings as of August 19, 2013 – Monday. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Marin Cilic have pulled out of the tournament.
Here’s the 2013 US Open men’s seeds:
[1] Novak Djokovic (SRB)
[2] Rafael Nadal (ESP)
[3] Andy Murray (GBR)
[4] David Ferrer (ESP)
[5] Tomas Berdych (CZE)
[6] Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG)
[7] Roger Federer (SUI)
[8] Richard Gasquet (FRA)
[9] Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI)
[10] Milos Raonic (CAN)
[11] Kei Nishikori (JPN)
[12] Tommy Haas (GER)
[13] John Isner (USA)
[14] Jerzy Janowicz (POL)
[15] Nicolas Almagro (ESP)
[16] Fabio Fognini (ITA)
[17] Kevin Anderson (RSA)
[18] Janko Tipsarevic (SRB)
[19] Tommy Robredo (ESP)
[20] Andreas Seppi (ITA)
[21] Mikhail Youzhny (RUS)
[22] Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER)
[23] Feliciano Lopez (ESP)
[24] Benoit Paire (FRA)
[25] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL)
[26] Sam Querrey (USA)
[27] Fernando Verdasco (ESP)
[28] Juan Monaco (ARG)
[29] Jurgen Melzer (AUT)
[30] Ernests Gulbis (LAT)
[31] Julien Benneteau (FRA)
[32] Dmitry Tursunov (RUS)
The US Open 2013 Championships begin on August 26. The winners of the singles events will receive $2.6 million each.
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