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Nadal top dog at US Open
World number one Rafael Nadal was installed as the top men's seed for the US Open on Monday as the Spaniard bids to complete a career grand slam.
World number one Rafael Nadal was installed as the top men's seed for the US Open on Monday as the Spaniard bids to complete a career grand slam.
While Nadal chases his first US Open crown, Swiss Roger Federer, a finalist at Flushing Meadows the last six years lifting the title five times, is seeded second.
Serb Novak Djokovic is seeded third and Briton Andy Murray, the 2008 US Open runner-up, fourth.
Title holder Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina pulled out of the tournament.
He is still recovering from surgery on a right wrist injury that has put him out for almost the whole season.
Andy Roddick is the top American, the 2003 US Open winner seeded ninth.
Caroline Wozniacki has been seeded No. 1 at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time, getting the top spot at the U.S. Open because Serena Williams pulled out injured. Wozniacki is ranked No. 2 behind Williams by the WTA. Kim Clijsters is No. 2 in the seedings, followed by Venus Williams and Jelena Jankovic The US Open starts on August 30.
