Roger Federer Named 2012 US Open Men’s Top Seed

Written by: on 22nd August 2012
Roger Federer
Roger Federer Named 2012 US Open Men’s Top Seed

epa03300551 Roger Federer of Switzerland returns to Andy Murray of Britain during the men's final match for the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, in London, Britain, 08 July 2012. EPA/JONATHAN BRADY  |

The USTA announced that world No. 1 Roger Federer of Switzerland, the reigning Wimbledon champion and five-time US Open champion, has been named the top seed in men’s singles at the 2012 US Open. The 2012 US Open will be played at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing , N.Y. , August 27 – September 9.

 

 

 

The singles draws for the 2012 US Open will be revealed live during an official draw ceremony on Thursday, August 23, at 12 p.m. ET at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. The draw will be streamed live on USOpen.org. Defending US Open champions Novak Djokovic and Samantha Stosur will make an appearance at the ceremony.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2012 US Open Men’s Singles Seeds

 

 

 

 

 

1. Roger Federer, Switzerland

 

2. Novak Djokovic, Serbia

 

 

 

3. Andy Murray, Great Britain

 

4. David Ferrer, Spain

 

 

 

5. Jo-Wilfred Tsonga, France

 

6. Tomas Berdych, Czech Re public

 

7. Juan Martin Del Potro, Argentina

 

8. Janko Tipsarevic, Serbia

 

 

 

9. John Isner, United States

 

10. Juan Monaco, Argentina

 

11. Nicolas Almagro, Spain

 

12. Marin Cilic, Croatia

 

 

 

13. Richard Gasquet, France

 

14. Alexandr Dolgopolov, Ukraine

 

15. Milos Raonic, Canada

 

16. Gilles Simon, France

 

 

 

17. Kei Nishikori, Japan

 

18. Stanislas Wawrinka, Switzerland

 

19. Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany

 

20. Andy Roddick, United States

 

21. Tommy Haas, Germany

 

22. Florian Mayer, Germany

 

23. Mardy Fish, United States

 

24. Marcel Granollers, Spain

 

 

 

25. Fernando Verdasco, Spain

 

26. Andreas Seppi, Italy

 

27. Sam Querrey, United States

 

28. Mikhail Youzhny, Russia

 

29. Viktor Troicki, Serbia

 

30. Feliciano Lopez, Spain

 

31. Julien Benneteau, France

 

32. Jeremy Chardy, France

 

©Daily Tennis News Wire

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