World No. 1 Novak Djokovic will be the top seed at the U.S. Open, the season’s final major, Aug. 26-Sept. 9 in New York.
Djokovic, who lost in the final to Andy Murray last year, is the 2011 champion.
Rafael Nadal, coming off back-to-back hardcourt titles, has climbed back to No. 2 in the world, and he will be the No. 2 seed. Murray, the defending champ, is No. 3, followed by David Ferrer (No. 4) and Tomas Berdych (No. 5).
Roger Federer, who slipped to No. 7 this week – his lowest ranking in a decade – is the No. 7 seed.
Federer’s record 17 Grand Slam titles include five at the U.S. Open. Federer was seeded No. 1 at 18 consecutive Grand Slam tournaments from 2004-08.
The U.S. Open women’s seedings will be announced Tuesday; the draw is scheduled for Thursday.
John Isner, at No. 13, is the highest-seeded American.
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Seeds
1. Novak Djokovic, Serbia
2. Rafael Nadal, Spain
3. Andy Murray, Great Britain
4. David Ferrer, Spain
5. Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic
6. Juan Martin Del Potro, Argentina
7. Roger Federer, Switzerland
8. Richard Gasquet, France
9. Stanislas Wawrinka, Switzerland
10. Milos Raonic, Canada
11. Kei Nishikori, Japan
12. Tommy Haas, Germany
13. John Isner, United States
14. Jerzy Janowicz, Poland
15. Nicolas Almagro, Spain
16. Fabio Fognini, Italy
17. Kevin Anderson, South Africa
18. Janko Tipsarevic, Serbia
19. Tommy Robredo, Spain
20. Andreas Seppi, Italy
21. Mikhail Youzhny, Russia
22. Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany
23. Feliciano Lopez, Spain
24. Benoit Paire, France
25. Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria
26. Sam Querrey, United States
27. Fernando Verdasco, Spain
28. Juan Monaco, Argentina
29. Jurgen Melzer, Austria
30. Ernests Gulbis, Latvia
31. Julien Benneteau, France
32. Dmitry Tursunov, Russia