The Last Grand Slam Completion is just one week away from starting and has it stands right now Serena is seeded World No 1 in the Women Category while Serbian Djokovic seats firmly far Up the men’s rankings.
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This is the 5th time the American Female Tennis Player is Ranked Going into the Flushing Meadows.
Serena suffered a scare on top of the Leader as Kerber(2) Failed to Capitalize at the Cincinnati Open Last Weekend Losing to a non top 10 Player Karolina Pliskova in straight Sets.
According to New York (AP):
Neither Williams nor Djokovic has played a match since early exits at the Rio Olympics. Williams later said she was dealing with a right shoulder problem, while Djokovic said his left wrist was sore.
Williams could have been overtaken atop the WTA rankings by No. 2 Angelique Kerber but stayed at No. 1 this week. The U.S. Tennis Association adhered to the men’s and women’s rankings in announcing the seedings Tuesday.
This is the fifth time Williams is the top seed at Flushing Meadows; she has won the tournament six times. Last year, she was stunned in the semifinals by Roberta Vinci, stopping the American’s bid for a calendar-year Grand Slam.
Garbine Muguruza is seeded No. 3, and Agnieszka Radwanska is No. 4.
Djokovic, the defending champion, is followed by No. 2 Andy Murray, No. 3 Stan Wawrinka and No. 4 Rafael Nadal.
The draw for the year’s last major tennis tournament is Friday. Play begins Monday.
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