2024 US Open Projected Men's singles seeds: Sinner leading the field, Alcaraz in hunt for second place

With the 2024 US Open less than two weeks away, Italian tennis superstar Jannik Sinner is confirmed to be the top seed at a Grand Slam event for just the second time in his young career.

Sinner has been in impeccable form this season, winning the Australian Open in January before obtaining the World No.1 ranking. The 23-year old is a lock to hold onto that position until the start of the final Grand Slam of the year in New York, which kicks off on August 26, 2024.

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Djokovic, Alcaraz in battle for second seed

Former World No.1 Novak Djokovic withdrew from the ongoing Cincinnati Open, where he is the defending champion. The Serbian dropped 1,000 ranking points, and is currently ranked as World No.2. However, Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz is hot on his heels, as the Wimbledon champion will need to reach the quarterfinals in Cincinnati in order to catch up to Djokovic in the ATP Live rankings.

German tennis star Alexander Zverev is fourth in the Live rankings, and a title run in Cincinnati could see him leapfrog to the No.2 spot. Daniil Medvedev will be seeded fifth following his early loss with Andrey Rublev, Hubert Hurkacz and Casper Ruud battling it out for sixth spot. The cutoff date for the US Open seedings will be based on the ATP Ranking table as of August 19, 2024.

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ATP Top 32 seeds as of August 16, 2024

1. Jannik Sinner – Italy
2. Novak Djokovic – Serbia
3. Carlos Alcaraz – Spain
4. Alexander Zverev – Germany
5. Daniil Medvedev
6. Andrey Rublev
7. Hubert Hurkacz – Poland
8. Casper Ruud – Norway
9. Grigor Dimitrov – Bulgaria
10. Alex de Minaur – Australia
11. Stefanos Tsitsipas – Greece
12. Taylor Fritz – United States
13. Ben Shelton – United States
14. Tommy Paul – United States
15. Sebastian Korda – United States
16. Holger Rune – Denmark
17. Ugo Humbert – France
18. Lorenzo Musetti – Italy
19. Felix Auger-Aliassime - Canada
20. Sebastian Baez – Argentina
21. Alejandro Tabilo – Chile
22. Karen Khachanov
23. Arthur Fils – France
24. Nicolas Jarry – Chile
25. Alexander Bublik – Kazakhstan
26. Alexei Popyrin – Australia
27. Jack Draper – Great Britain
28. Frances Tiafoe – United States
29. Francisco Cerundolo – Argentina
30. Matteo Arnaldi – Italy
31. Flavio Cobolli – Italy
32. Jiri Lehecka – Czech Republic

Selected players outside top 32

33. Jordan Thompson – Lost in Cincinnati R16
34. Tomás Martín Etcheverry – Lost in Cincinnati R3