The U.S. Open Men's Singles bracket is set. After officials picked out the chips and the seedings for the 2013 U.S. Open are set. Check out the order of players as the tournament is set to begin on Monday, Aug. 26. These are the Top 20.
The No. 1 and No. 2 ranks were automatically seeded first. Novak Dhokovic took his post in the first line of the bracket, while Rafael Nadal was placed at the bottom of the bracket as he is the No. 2 in the tournament and is Men's Singles second best player.
The rest of the seedings looks as follows"
3) Andy Murra (defending champ)
4) David Ferrer
5) Tomas Berdych
6) Juan Martin Del Potro
7) Roger Federer
8) Richard Gasqut
9) Stanislas Wawrinka
10) Milos Raonic
11) Kei Nishikori
12) Tommy Haas
13) John Isner
14) Jerzy Janowicz
15) Nicolas Almagro
16) Fabio Fognini
17) Kevin Anderson
18) Janko Tipsarevic
19) Tommy Robredo
20) Andreas Seppi
As you can see, major names not included in the Top 20, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Mardy Fish. This should open up doors for players like John Isner and don't count out Jerzy Janowicz. In six matches, Janowicz who hails from Poland, led Wimbledon with 103 aces. He made it all the way to the semifinals where he was defeated by the 2012 U.S. Open and 2013 Wimbledon Champion, Andy Murray. Isner is the hope of America. He is the 13th seed, making him the highest seeded American in this tournament.
Though Federer comes into the tournament seeded seventh, he is playing with no pressure, which makes him dangerous. Federer is still capable of winning, but he hasn't had much success in 2013. The question now is, "How long will Federer be around?"
The rest of the bracket will eventually be posted at USOpen.org. Click here for all the draws and matches in the first round of the tournament.
