The last Grand Slam of the 2024 season, the US Open, will be played from August 26 to September 8. On the men’s side of the draw, Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic will be the top two seeds for the tournament.
Sinner was crowned the World No. 1 earlier this year. The Italian has won four titles in the year, including the other hard-court Major at the Australian Open. The top seed was eliminated in the fourth round at last year’s US Open, losing to Alexander Zverev in five sets.
Last year’s champion Novak Djokovic will be the second seed at this year’s US Open. Djokovic’s form has seen a revival in the last few months of 2024, with the former World No.1 reaching the final of the Wimbledon and winning the elusive gold medal at the Paris Olympics.
Carlos Alcaraz will be the third seed in the tournament. The Spaniard has already achieved unprecedented success in 2024, winning the French Open and Wimbledon successively and reaching the final of the Olympics. The Spaniard’s form on hard courts is a bit suspect in the lead-up to New York, but the World No. 3 remains one of the favorites for the title, which he won back in 2022.
2020 Runner-Up Alexander Zverev and 2021 champion Daniil Medvedev will be the fourth and fifth seeds respectively at the US Open. Both the players have been on the losing side of a Major final this year, with the German losing the final of the French Open and the Russian losing the final of the Australian Open.
Andrey Rublev, Hubert Hurkacz, Casper Ruud (2022 runner-up), Grigor Dimitrov, and Alex de Minaur complete the list of the top 10 seeds at the 2024 US Open.
Five Americans are seeded at the US Open
Even though there are no American players in the top 10 seeds, there are five of them among the 32-seeded players at the 2024 US Open. Taylor Fritz is the highest-seeded American at the event, being the 12th seed. He is followed by Tommy Paul and Ben Shelton as the 12th and 13th seeds respectively.
The other two American seeds are Sebastian Korda and Frances Tiafoe. Korda is the sixteenth seed and his recent hard-court form is an indication that he might make a deep run in New York. Frances Tiafoe had his breakout performance at the US Open when he reached the semi-final in 2022. The World No. 27 is the 23rd seed at the event.
Here is the complete list of the men’s seeds at the 2024 US Open
#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. Tommy Paul
#14. Ben Shelton
#15. Holger Rune
#16. Sebastian Korda
#17. Ugo Humbert
#18. Lorenzo Musetti
#19. Felix Auger-Aliassime
#20. Sebastian Baez
#21. Alejandro Tabilo
#22. Karen Khachanov
#23. Arthur Fils
#24 Jack Draper
#25. Nicolas Jarry
#26. Frances Tiafoe
#27. Alexander Bublik
#28. Alexei Popyrin
#29. Francisco Cerundolo
#30. Matteo Arnaldi
#31. Flavio Cobolli
#32. Jiri Lehecka
