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Monday / December 23.
  • US Open seeds announced: Djokovic No. 6 on the men’s side, Serena No. 17 for the women

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    The USTA on Tuesday announced the 2018 US Open Men’s and Women’s Singles Seeds.

    Defending champ Rafael Nadal is the No. 1 seed among the men, followed by Roger Federer, Juan Martin del Potro, Alexander Zverev, Kevin Anderson and Wimbledon champ Novak Djokovic.

    John Isner is the highest-seeded American man at No. 11.

    On the women’s side, Simona Halep is No. 1, followed by Australian Open champ Caroline Wozniacki, reigning US Open champ Sloane Stephens and Wimbledon champ Angelique Kerber.

    Serena Williams, the winner of 23 Grand Slam titles, is the No. 17 seed and will be a dangerous “floater” in the womens’ draw. Venus Williams is the No. 16 seed.

    The draw comes out Thursday, where all eyes will be on where Djokovic and Serena are placed.

    The 2018 US Open will be played Aug. 27-Sept. 9 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y.

     

    2018 US Open Women’s Singles Seeds

     

    1. Simona Halep, Romania

    2. Caroline Wozniacki, Denmark

    3. Sloane Stephens, United States

    4. Angelique Kerber, Germany

    5. Petra Kvitova, Czech Republic

    6. Caroline Garcia, France

    7. Elina Svitolina, Ukraine

    8. Karolina Pliskova, Czech Republic

    9. Julia Goerges, Germany

    10.  Jelena Ostapenko, Latvia

    11.  Daria Kasatkina, Russia

    12.  Garbiñe Muguruza, Spain

    13.  Kiki Bertens, Netherlands

    14.  Madison Keys, United States

    15.  Elise Mertens, Belgium

    16.  Venus Williams, United States

    17.  Serena Williams, United States

    18.  Ashleigh Barty, Australia

    19.  Anastasija Sevastova, Latvia

    20.  Naomi Osaka, Japan

    21.  Mihaela Buzarnescu, Romania

    22.  Maria Sharapova, Russia

    23.  Barbora Strycova, Czech Republic

    24.  CoCo Vandeweghe, United States

    25.  Daria Gavrilova, Australia

    26.  Aryna Sabalenka, Belarus

    27.  Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia

    28.  Anett Kontaveit, Estonia

    29.  Dominika Cibulkova, Slovakia

    30.  Carla Suarez Navarro, Spain

    31.  Magdalena Rybarikova, Slovakia

    32.  Maria Sakkari, Greece

     

    2018 US Open Men’s Singles Seeds

     

    1. Rafael Nadal, Spain

    2. Roger Federer, Switzerland

    3. Juan Martin del Potro, Argentina

    4. Alexander Zverev, Germany

    5. Kevin Anderson, South Africa

    6. Novak Djokovic, Serbia

    7. Marin Cilic, Croatia

    8. Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria

    9. Dominic Thiem, Austria

    10.  David Goffin, Belgium

    11.  John Isner, United States

    12.  Pablo Carreno Busta, Spain

    13.  Diego Schwartzman, Argentina

    14.  Fabio Fognini, Italy

    15.  Stefanos Tsitsipas, Greece

    16.  Kyle Edmund, Great Britain

    17.  Lucas Pouille, France

    18.  Jack Sock, United States

    19.  Roberto Bautista Agut, Spain

    20.  Borna Coric, Croatia

    21.  Kei Nishikori, Japan

    22.  Marco Cecchinato, Italy

    23.  Hyeon Chung, South Korea

    24.  Damir Dzumhur, Bosnia and Herzegovina

    25.  Milos Raonic, Canada

    26.  Richard Gasquet, France

    27.  Karen Khachanov, Russia

    28.  Denis Shapovalov, Canada

    29.  Adrian Mannarino, France

    30.  Nick Kyrgios, Australia

    31.  Fernando Verdasco, Spain

    32.  Filip Krajinovic, Serbia

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    Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.

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