Being seeded means that the player avoids tough opponents in the form of others seeded in the first two rounds. Last year's 6th seeded and also the champion, Novak Djokovic, will be no.1 this year.
Other interesting names are certainly Rafael Nadal, who won the Montreal tournament and is seeded as second. Daniil Medvedev, who plays in a great form and after winning his first Masters 1000 tournament, he will be seeded as the 5th.
And also controversial Nick Kyrgios, who first won the tournament in Washington and then was fined $ 113,000 at the Western & Southern Open. Kyrgios is 28th seeded and is followed by Paire, who is playing at the Winston-Salem Open right now.
1. Novak Djokovic, Serbia
2. Rafael Nadal, Spain
3. Roger Federer, Switzerland
4. Dominic Thiem, Austria
5. Daniil Medvedev, Russia
6. Alexander Zverev, Germany
7. Kei Nishikori, Japan
8. Stefanos Tsitsipas, Greece
9. Karen Khachanov, Russia
10. Roberto Bautista Agut, Spain
11. Fabio Fognini, Italy
12. Borna Coric, Croatia
13. Gael Monfils, France
14. John Isner, United States
15. David Goffin, Belgium
16. Kevin Anderson, South Africa
17. Nikoloz Basilashvili, Georgia
18. Felix Auger-Aliassime, Canada
19. Guido Pella, Argentina
20. Diego Schwartzman, Argentina
21. Milos Raonic, Canada
22. Marin Cilic, Croatia
23. Stan Wawrinka, Switzerland
24. Matteo Berrettini, Italy
25. Lucas Pouille, France
26. Taylor Fritz, United States
27. Dusan Lajovic, Serbia
28. Nick Kyrgios, Australia
29. Benoit Paire, France
30. Kyle Edmund, Great Britain
31. Cristian Garin, Chile
32. Fernando Verdasco, Spain