US Open: seedlists are out - Thiem on four, Zverev on six
The US Open published the official seedlists for the 2019 edition on Wednesday.
by Florian Goosmann
last edit: Aug 22, 2019, 05:54 pm
32 men and women players are set as usual. Decisive for this is the world ranking from this Monday.
The two defending champions lead the field: Novak Djokovic is number 1, Rafael Nadal the 2, Roger Federer the 3 and Dominic Thiem the 4 in New York.
For women, Naomi Osaka is listed at the top. She had replaced Ashleigh Barty from the top position that week. Angelique Kerber is number 14, Julia Görges is number 26.
An overview of the seedlists
Men's
1. Novak Djokovic
2. Rafael Nadal
3. Roger Federer
4. Dominic Thiem
5. Daniil Medvedev
6. Alexander Zverev
7. Kei Nishikori
8. Stefanos Tsitsipas
9. Karen Khachanov
10. Roberto Bautista Agut
11. Fabio Fognini
12. Borna Coric
13. Gael Monfils
14. John Isner
15. David Goffin
16. Kevin Anderson
17. Nikoloz Basilashvili
Felix Auger-Aliassime
19. Guido Pella
20. Diego Schwartzman
21. Milos Raonic
22. Marin Cilic
23. Stan Wawrinka
24. Matteo Berrettini
25. Lucas Pouille
26. Taylor Fritz
27. Dusan Lajovic
28. Nick Kyrgios
29. Benoit Paire
30. Kyle Edmund
31. Cristian Garin
32. Fernando Verdasco
Women
1. Naomi Osaka
2. Ashleigh Barty
3. Karolina Pliskova
4. Simona Halep
5. Elina Svitolina
6. Petra Kvitova
7. Kiki Bertens
8. Serena Williams
9. Aryna Sabalenka
10. Madison Keys
11. Sloane Stephens
12. Anastasija Sevastova
13. Belinda Bencic
14. Angelique Kerber
15. Bianca Andreescu
16. Johanna Konta
17. Marketa Vondrousova
18. Qiang Wang
19. Caroline Wozniacki
20. Sofia Kenin
21. Anett Kontaveit
22. Petra Martic
23. Donna Vekic
24. Garbine Muguruza
25. Elise Mertens
26. Julia Görges
27. Caroline Garcia
28. Carla Suarez Navarro
29. Su-Wei Hsieh
30. Maria Sakkari
31. Barbora Strycova
32. Dayana Yastremska
The US Open will take place from August 26th to September 8th in Flushing Meadows. The main draw is planned for Thursday.
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