adminLondon — World number ones Serena Williams, aiming to complete the first calendar-year grand slam in 27 years, and Novak Djokovic have been named the top seeds for the US Open starting on Monday in New York. Williams, winner of the last three US women’s singles crowns at Flushing Meadows, is followed on the seeding list by No 2 Simona Halep of Romania, a 2014 French Open finalist.
Russia’s Maria Sharapova, the 2006 US Open winner, is seeded third with 2014 US Open finalist Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark seeded fourth.
Five-time US Open champion Roger Federer is the second seed for the men’s event where the Top 10 seeds feature five US Open champions and six grand slam winners in all.
In addition to 2011 champion Djokovic of Serbia and Switzerland’s Federer (2004-08), former US champions include Andy Murray (2012), Rafael Nadal (2010, 13) and last year’s winner, Marin Cilic of Croatia.
Scotland’s Murray is seeded third, Spaniard Nadal is eighth and Cilic seeded ninth.
Kei Nishikori of Japan, runner-up last year to Cilic, is seeded fourth, one spot ahead of reigning French Open champion Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland.
Other prominent women’s seeds include fifth-seeded Czech Petra Kvitova, the 2011 and 2014 Wimbledon champion, followed at No 6 by compatriot Lucie Safarova, this year’s French Open finalist.
The singles draws for the 2015 US Open will be made at the National Tennis Centre today. — Reuters
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