US Open men’s singles seeds: Carlos Alcaraz pips Novak Djokovic, four Americans make the cut

Shahida Jacobs 22 Aug 2023 7:36 AM

Carlos Alcaraz will be the top seed for the third consecutive Grand Slam on the back of securing the world No 1 ranking ahead of the US Open.

The Spaniard wrapped up the big prize ahead of Novak Djokovic after reaching the Cincinnati Open final, but it was by the closest of margins after he finished runner-up to the Serbian.

Following Djokovic’s ATP Masters 1000 title in Ohio on Sunday, Alcaraz ended up pipping the 23-time Grand Slam winner by just 20 points to remain at No 1 the ATP Rankings.

With the cut-off date for the US Open seedings Monday August 21, it means Alcaraz was awarded the top seed for his title defence.

The 20-year-old was also top seed for the French Open and Wimbledon, and he went on to win the title at the All England Club. Incidentally, he was due to be top seed at the Australian Open as well, but withdrew from the tournament due to injury.

He is followed by two-time US Open champion Djokovic and 2021 winner Daniil Medvedev.

Holger Rune has achieved his highest-ever seeding for a Grand Slam as the Dane is currently ranked fourth with Casper Ruud, Jannik Sinner, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Andrey Rublev, Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe completing the top 10.

The top 32 players in the ATP Rankings are seeded for the Grand Slams, although organisers can make changes but that rarely happens.

Fritz and Tiafoe are among five American men who will be seeded as Tommy Paul (14), Chris Eubanks (28) and Sebastian Korda (31) also make the list.

Eubanks is seeded for the first time in his career following his remarkable 2023 campaign that saw him start the year at No 123. He then won his maiden title at the Mallorca Championships before reaching the quarter-final at Wimbledon to surge up the rankings and now sits inside the top 30.

Only two British players are once again seeded with Cameron Norrie seeded 16th and Dan Evans 26th. Andy Murray missed the cut as he is at No 37 in the rankings.

With world No 22 Jan-Lennard Struff and world No 36 Denis Shapovalov withdrawing before the start of the tournament, it meant Korda and Laslo Djere were bumped into the top 32, although there could still be more withdrawals before the final Grand Slam of the year gets underway on August 28.

2023 US Open men’s singles seeds

1. Carlos Alcaraz
2. Novak Djokovic
3. Daniil Medvedev
4. Holger Rune
5. Casper Ruud
6. Jannik Sinner
7. Stefanos Tsitsipas
8. Andrey Rublev
9. Taylor Fritz
10. Frances Tiafoe
11. Karen Khachanov
12. Alexander Zverev
13. Alex de Minaur
14. Tommy Paul
15. Felix Auger-Aliassime
16. Cameron Norrie
17. Hubert Hurkacz
18. Lorenzo Musetti
19. Grigor Dimitrov
20. Francisco Cerundolo
21. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
22. Adrian Mannarino
23. Nicolas Jarry
24. Tallon Griekspoor
25. Alexander Bublik
26. Dan Evans
27. Borna Coric
28. Christopher Eubanks
29. Ugo Humbert
30. Tomas Martin Etcheverry
31. Sebastian Korda
32. Laslo Djere