- Coco Gauff to Lead U.S. Billie Jean King Cup Team in Delray Beach Homecoming
- Mackenzie McDonald and Tommy Paul Stake U.S. to 2-0 Davis Cup Lead
- Australian Open Champions Djokovic, Sabalenka Headline Dubai
- Hall of Fame Announces Initiatives for Black History Month, Featuring Althea Gibson
- Roland Garros Unveils 2023 Official Poster Art
- 2023 Australian Open Sets Grand Slam Attendance Record
- Djokovic on track to play U.S. Open, but out of Indian Wells and Miami
- Emma Raducanu Joins Austin Field
- Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer Congratulate Novak Djokovic on 10th Australian Open Title
- Post-Australian Open ATP rankings: Djokovic back to No. 1, Paul and Shelton make major moves
- Novak Djokovic Tops Stefanos Tsitsipas for 10th Australian Open Title, 22nd Grand Slam
- Noah Rubin’s “Behind The Racquet” with Marion Bartoli • Tennis | 10sBalls
- Aryna Sabalenka Edges Elena Rybakina in Dramatic Australian Open Final
- Ricky’s preview and pick for the Australian Open final: Djokovic vs. Tsitsipas
- Djokovic, Tsitsipas set up showdown for No. 1 in Australian Open final
2018 U.S. Open Tennis Officially Announces Seeds: Nadal & Federer Lead, Djokovic Top Eight
- Updated: August 21, 2018

Roger Federer of Switzerland in action against Leonardo Mayer of Argentina in their match in the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, USA, 17 August 2018. EPA-EFE/TANNEN MAURY
By Ricky Dimon
The U.S. Open formally announced its list of seeds on Tuesday afternoon, although a quick gander at the rankings would have been enough for anyone to decipher the same information back on Monday morning. Whatever the case, the bottom line is this: Rafael Nadal is obviously No. 1, Roger Federer is second, Juan Martin Del Potro and Alexander Zverev round out the top four, and Novak Djokovic is in the top eight. Djokovic’s first-ever Cincinnati title propelled him from 10th to sixth in the rankings, meaning he cannot run into anyone in the top four until at least the U.S. Open quarterfinals. That’s good news for Djokovic and great news for the top four.
Meanwhile, a loaded 25-32 group features Milos Raonic, Karen Khachanov, Denis Shapovalov, Nick Kyrgios, and Fernando Verdasco. They could meet top eight seeds during third-round action at Flushing Meadows.
Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka will be especially dangerous floaters as unseeded entrants.
Here are the 32 seeds, shown in the groups in which they will be placed in the draw during the highly anticipated ceremony Thursday afternoon.
1
Rafael Nadal
2
Roger Federer
3-4
3) Juan Martin Del Potro
4) Alexander Zverev
5-8
5) Kevin Anderson
6) Novak Djokovic
7) Marin Cilic
8) Grigor Dimitrov
9-12
9) Dominic Thiem
10) David Goffin
11) John Isner
12) Pablo Carreno Busta
13-16
13) Diego Schwartzman
14) Fabio Fognini
15) Stefanos Tsitsipas
16) Kyle Edmund
17-24
17) Lucas Pouille
18) Jack Sock
19) Roberto Bautista Agut
20) Borna Coric
21) Kei Nishikori
22) Marco Cecchinato
23) Hyeon Chung
24) Damir Dzumhur
25-32
25) Milos Raonic
26) Richard Gasquet
27) Karen Khachanov
28) Denis Shapovalov
29) Adrian Mannarino
30) Nick Kyrgios
31) Fernando Verdasco
32) Filip Krajinovic