US Open 2021 Seeds: Novak Djokovic, Daniil Medvedev, Ashleigh Barty, and Aryna Sabalenka Lead the Power-Packed Field

Despite the absence of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Venus, and Serena Williams, the US Open 2021 story will continue. Indeed, it will still be a star-studded contest with Novak Djokovic, Ashleigh Barty, and Naomi Osaka in the player’s field. For many, the fight to fulfill the dream of becoming a Grand Slam champion will resume again.

The main event will open curtains on August 30, 2021, with 100% fans’ capacity in the Flushing Meadows, New York. Moreover, 32 seeded players in the men’s and women’s circuits will receive a bye to the second round. So, let’s find out who are those 32 fine players.

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Top 32 Seeds Men: US Open 2021

Unsurprisingly, the Serbian World No.1 Novak Djokovic will be the top seed at the US Open. This year, he has a golden opportunity to become the first player in 50 years to win The Grand Slam.

After him, the Australian Open 2021 finalist and Canadian Open winner Daniil Medvedev will be the second seed. Not to forget that he would be defending his 2019 US Open final points this year.

Following the Russian, Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas and German Alexander Zverev are the subsequent two seeds. They also have been in a Grand Slam final before but would want to taste the glory this time.

Here are the 32 male seeded players for US Open 2021.

1. Novak Djokovic
2. Daniil Medvedev
3. Stefanos Tsitsipas
4. Alexander Zverev
5. Andrey Rublev
6. Matteo Berrettini
7. Denis Shapovalov
8. Casper Ruud
9. Pablo Carreno Busta
10. Hubert Hurkacz
11. Diego Schwartzman
12. Felix Auger-Aliassime
13. Jannik Sinner
14. Alex de Minaur
15. Grigor Dimitrov
16. Cristian Garin
17. Gael Monfils
18. Roberto Bautista Agut
19. John Isner
20. Lorenzo Sonego
21. Aslan Karatsev
22. Reilly Opelka
23. Ugo Humbert
24. Daniel Evans
25. Karen Khachanov
26. Cameron Norrie
27. David Goffin
28. Fabio Fognini
29. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
30. Marin Cilic
31. Alexander Bublik
32. Filip Krajinovic

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Top 32 Seeds Women: US Open 2021

The newly-crowned Wimbledon champion Ashleigh Barty will take the top seed spot in the women’s draw in New York. Although she hasn’t ever reached the quarterfinals in US Open, she would want to change that this year.

Afterward, the Madrid Open winner Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus will take the second seed. She, too, will look forward to making a breakthrough into the Grand Slam winners list.

Next, in third and fourth place, the defending champion Naomi Osaka and reigning Wimbledon finalist Karlina Pliskova will fix themselves. Unquestionably, they both are two of the best players to watch out for in New York.

Notably, 2019 champion Bianca Andreescu, 2016 winner Angelique Kerber, and three-time runner up Victoria Azarenka will also have a seed.

Here’s the 32 women’s projected seed list for US Open 2021.

1. Ashleigh Barty
2. Aryna Sabalenka
3. Naomi Osaka
4. Karolina Pliskova
5. Elina Svitolina
6. Bianca Andreescu
7. Iga Swiatek
8. Barbora Krejcikova
9. Garbine Muguruza
10. Petra Kvitova
11. Belinda Bencic
12. Simona Halep
13. Jennifer Brady
14. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
15. Elise Mertens
16. Angelique Kerber
17. Maria Sakkari
18. Victoria Azarenka
19. Elena Rybakina
20. Ons Jabeur
21. Coco Gauff
22. Karolina Muchova
23. Jessica Pegula
24. Paula Badosa
25. Daria Kasatkina
26. Danielle Collins
27. Jelena Ostapenko
28. Anett Kontaveit
29. Veronika Kudermetova
30. Petra Martic
31. Yulia Putintseva
32. Ekatarina Alexandrova

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