Djokovic Named US Open Men’s Top Seed

Written by: Bob Larson Tennis on 20th August 2013

Djokovic Named US Open Men’s Top Seed

epa03820043 Serbian Novak Djokovic returns a ball to Spain's Rafael Nadal during their men's semi-final singles match at the Rogers Cup Open ATP tennis tournament in Montreal, Canada, 10 Aug 2013. Nadal won the match. EPA/ANDRE PICHETTE |

The USTA announced that world No. 1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia, the reigning Australian Open champion and the 2011 US Open champion, has been named the top seed in men’s singles at the 2013 US Open.

Djokovic, a six-time Grand Slam champion, will be followed by No. 2 seed Rafael Nadal of Spain, the reigning French Open champion and 2010 US Open champion; No. 3 seed Andy Murray of Great Britain, the defending US Open champion and reigning Wimbledon champion; and No. 4 seed David Ferrer of Spain, a 2012 US Open semifinalist. Five-time US Open champion Roger Federer of Switzerland, will be seeded at No. 7.

For 2013, the US Open followed the Emirates ATP Rankings released today to determine the men’s singles seeds. This is the 12th consecutive year that the US Open will seed 32 players in both singles events.

Djokovic, 26, is 44-8 this year leading up to the US Open. He has reached the US Open final every year since 2010, winning the title in 2011. Djokovic has held the No. 1 ranking for all of 2013.

John Isner will be the highest-seeded American at No. 13, followed by Sam Querrey at No. 26.

2013 US Open Men’s Singles 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

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