Seeds set for U.S. Open following Cincinnati finals

Following the conclusion of the Western & Southern Open, the seeds for the upcoming U.S. Open have been finalized in advance of Thursday’s draw ceremony.

Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka lifted the Cincinnati trophies on Monday, which did not have any impact on the rankings. Sinner was already No. 1 in the world and Sabalenka was already going to move up from No. 3 to No. 2 since Coco Gauff failed to defend her Cincinnati title.

Runner-up Frances Tiafoe climbed seven spots to 20th.

Here are the seeds for the festivities at Flushing Meadows, barring any withdrawals prior to Thursday.

Men’s seeds
1. Jannik Sinner

2. Novak Djokovic

3. Carlos Alcaraz
4. Alexander Zverev

5. Daniil Medvedev
6. Andrey Rublev
7. Hubert Hurkacz
8. Casper Ruud

9. Grigor Dimitrov
10. Alex de Minaur
11. Stefanos Tsitsipas
12. Taylor Fritz

13. Ben Shelton
14. Tommy Paul
15. Holger Rune
16. Sebastian Korda

17. Ugo Humbert
18. Lorenzo Musetti
19. Felix Auger-Aliassime
20. Frances Tiafoe
21. Sebastian Baez
22. Alejandro Tabilo
23. Karen Khachanov
24. Arthur Fils

25. Jack Draper
26. Nicolas Jarry
27. Alexander Bublik
28. Alexei Popyrin
29. Francisco Cerundolo
30. Matteo Arnaldi
31. Flavio Cobolli
32. Jiri Lehecka

Women’s seeds
1. Iga Swiatek

2. Aryna Sabalenka

3. Coco Gauff
4. Elena Rybakina

5. Jasmine Paolini
6. Jessica Pegula
7. Qinwen Zheng
8. Babora Krejcikova

9. Maria Sakkari
10. Jelena Ostapenko
11. Danielle Collins
12. Daria Kasatkina

13. Emma Navarro
14. Madison Keys
15. Anna Kalinskaya
16. Liudmila Samsonova

17. Ons Jabeur
18. Diana Shnaider
19. Marta Kostyuk
20. Victoria Azarenka
21. Mirra Andreeva
22. Beatriz Haddad Maia
23. Donna Vekic
24. Leylah Fernandez

25. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
26. Paula Badosa
27. Carolina Garcia
28. Ekaterina Alexandrova
29. Elina Svitolina
30. Yulia Putintseva
31. Katie Boulter
32. Elise Mertens

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