NOVAK DJOKOVIC, ROGER FEDERER HEADLINE SIX GRAND SLAM CHAMPIONS SEEDED IN TOP 10 OF MEN’S SINGLES AT 2015 US OPEN - UBITENNIS

NOVAK DJOKOVIC, ROGER FEDERER HEADLINE SIX GRAND SLAM CHAMPIONS SEEDED IN TOP 10 OF MEN’S SINGLES AT 2015 US OPEN

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As per the USTA:

FLUSHING, N.Y., August 25, 2015 – The USTA today announced that world No. 1 Novak Djokovic and five-time US Open champion Roger Federer have been named the top two seeds, respectively, in men’s singles at the 2015 US Open, headlining five US Open and six Grand Slam champions to earn Top-10 seeds. The 2015 US Open will be played August 31to September 13 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y. The US Open Men’s Singles Championship is presented by Mercedes-Benz.

In addition to Djokovic (2011) and Federer (2004-08), former US Open champions Andy Murray (2012), Rafael Nadal (2010, 13) and Marin Cilic (2014) are all seeded in the Top 10 – Murray at No. 3, Nadal at No. 8 and Cilic at No. 9. Kei Nishikori, a US Open finalist last year, is seeded fourth. Reigning French Open champion Stan Wawrinka is seeded fifth.

Djokovic, 28, is 56-5 this year and won his eighth and ninth Grand Slam singles titles at the Australian Open and Wimbledon, respectively. Federer, the 17-time major champion, regained the world No. 2 ranking this week after defeating Djokovic to win the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati for the seventh time. Murray comes into the US Open as the Emirates Airline US Open Series men’s champion and will attempt to set a record for the largest payout in tennis history– $4.3 million ($3.3 million for winning the US Open and a $1 million bonus for winning the US Open as Emirates Airline US Open Series champion).

Federer is seeded at the US Open for the 15th straight year, surpassing Ivan Lendl for second longest streak in the Open Era, trailing only Jimmy Connors’ 18 consecutive years.

For 2015, the US Open followed the Emirates ATP Rankings released Monday to determine the men’s singles seeds. This is the 15th consecutive year that the US Open will seed 32 players in singles.

The singles draws for the 2015 US Open will be revealed live during an official draw ceremony on Thursday, August 27, at 11:30 a.m. ET at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. The draw will air live on ESPN3 and WatchESPN and USOpen.org. Defending US Open champions Serena Williams and Marin Cilic will make an appearance at the event.

2015 US Open Men’s Singles Seeds

1.    Novak Djokovic, Serbia

2.    Roger Federer, Switzerland

3.    Andy Murray, Great Britain

4.    Kei Nishikori, Japan

5.    Stan Wawrinka, Switzerland

6.    Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic

7.    David Ferrer, Spain

8.    Rafael Nadal, Spain

9.    Marin Cilic, Croatia

10.  Milos Raonic, Canada

11.  Gilles Simon, France

12.  Richard Gasquet, France

13.  John Isner, United States

14.  David Goffin, Belgium

15.  Kevin Anderson, South Africa

16.  Gael Monfils, France

17.  Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria

18.  Feliciano Lopez, Spain

19.  Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France

20.  Dominic Thiem, Austria

21.  Ivo Karlovic, Croatia

22.  Viktor Troicki, Serbia

23.  Roberto Bautista Agut, Spain

24.  Bernard Tomic, Australia

25.  Andreas Seppi, Italy

26.  Tommy Robredo, Spain

27.  Jeremy Chardy, France

28.  Jack Sock, United States

29.  Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany

30.  Thomaz Bellucci, Brazil

31.  Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain

32.  Fabio Fognini, Italy

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