Djokovic named top seed at US Open

New York: Serbia’s world number one Novak Djokovic was named on Wednesday, as expected, as the top seed for the 29 August- 11 September US Open. It marked the first time Djokovic was seeded number one for the year’s final Grand Slam. [caption id=“attachment_68994” align=“alignleft” width=“380” caption=“It marked the first time Djokovic was seeded number one for the year’s final Grand Slam. Matthew Stockman/Getty Images”]  [/caption] Djokovic has never won the US Open. He was runner-up to Rafael Nadal in 2010 and to Roger Federer in 2007. However, the Serb has been in great form this year, losing just two matches all season and winning the Australian Open and Wimbledon. Defending champion Nadal was seeded second as tournament organisers stuck with their practice of following the official world rankings to decide the seedings. Switzerland’s Federer, a five-time US Open winner, was seeded third, ahead of Britain’s Andy Murray, the only player in the top four yet to win a Grand Slam. There were two other former champions among the 32 seeds. Argentina’s Juan Martin Del Potro, the 2009 winner, was listed 18th while American Andy Roddick, the 2003 victor, was seeded 21st. The draw is Thursday. Play starts Monday. Reuters