Djokovic draws top seed; Nadal 2d

Associated Press
Posted: August 25, 2011

NEW YORK - Top-ranked Novak Djokovic is seeded No. 1 at the U.S. Open for the first time, followed by defending champion Rafael Nadal and five-time winner Roger Federer.

The tournament followed the ATP rankings for the men's singles seedings Wednesday. It did the same for the women's seedings, with Serena Williams 28th.

Djokovic is having one of the best seasons in tennis history: 57-2 with nine titles, including at Wimbledon and the Australian Open. He is seeking his first championship at Flushing Meadows, where he was runner-up to Nadal in 2010 and to Federer in 2007.

Andy Murray is seeded No. 4, while Mardy Fish is No. 8, the first time he will be the highest-seeded American at the U.S. Open.

The draw is Thursday. Play starts Monday.

MEN

1. Novak Djokovic, Serbia. 2. Rafael Nadal, Spain. 3. Roger Federer, Switzerland. 4. Andy Murray, Britain. 5. David Ferrer, Spain. 6. Robin Soderling, Sweden. 7. Gael Monfils, France. 8. Mardy Fish, United States. 9. Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic. 10. Nicolas Almagro, Spain.

11. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France. 12. Gilles Simon, France. 13. Richard Gasquet, France. 14. Stanislas Wawrinka, Switzerland. 15. Viktor Troicki, Serbia. 16. Mikhail Youzhny, Russia. 17. Jurgen Melzer, Austria. 18. Juan Martin del Potro, Argentina. 19. Fernando Verdasco, Spain. 20. Janko Tipsarevic, Serbia.

21. Andy Roddick, United States. 22. Alexander Dolgopolov, Ukraine. 23. Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic. 24. Juan Ignacio Chela, Argentina. 25. Feliciano Lopez, Spain. 26. Florian Mayer, Germany. 27. Marin Cilic, Croatia. 28. John Isner, United States. 29. Michael Llodra, France. 30. Ivan Ljubicic, Croatia. 31. Marcel Granollers, Spain. 32. Ivan Dodig, Croatia.

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