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Sinner, Alcaraz lead US Open seeds

Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz are the top two seeds in the men’s singles draw at the US Open, which runs from 24 August - 7 September.

Defending champion and No. 1 player in the PIF ATP Rankings, Sinner is chasing his third major title of the season and could only meet fierce rival Alcaraz in the championship match. The two stars have shared the past seven major titles, beginning at last year’s Australian Open, and Alcaraz leads their Lexus ATP Head2Head series 9-5.

The 2020 US Open finalist, Alexander Zverev is the third seed, while home favourite Taylor Fritz, who reached his first major final at Flushing Meadows last year, is seeded fourth. Sinner is projected to meet fifth seed and last year’s semi-finalist Jack Draper in the quarter-finals.

Ben Shelton, Novak Djokovic and Alex de Minaur are the sixth, seventh, and eighth seeds, respectively.

US Open seeds:
1. Jannik Sinner
2. Carlos Alcaraz
3. Alexander Zverev
4. Taylor Fritz
5. Jack Draper
6. Ben Shelton
7. Novak Djokovic
8. Alex de Minaur
9. Karen Khachanov
10. Lorenzo Musetti
11. Holger Rune
12. Casper Ruud
13. Daniil Medvedev
14. Tommy Paul
15. Andrey Rublev
16. Jakub Mensik
17. Frances Tiafoe
18. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
19. Francisco Cerundolo
20. Jiri Lehecka
21. Tomas Machac
22. Ugo Humbert
23. Alexander Bublik
24. Flavio Cobolli
25. Felix Auger-Aliassime
26. Stefanos Tsitsipas
27. Denis Shapovalov
28. Alex Michelsen
29. Tallon Griekspoor
30. Brandon Nakashima
31. Gabriel Diallo
32. Luciano Darderi