The U.S. Open has released the list of players head of series for the 2019 edition, which will start next Monday, August 26, pending the draw for the main draw, which will take place tomorrow, Thursday at 18 hours.
In the main American tournament there are no surprises, as in Australia and Roland Garros, to designate the favorites to the title, as the criterion to use is the ATP ranking. It should be remembered that in Wimbledon, as an example, especially rewards the performance of players on grass. In Flushing Meadows, the tennis player who will leave with greater aspirations will be the Serbian Novak Djokovic, followed by Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer. The Big Three, as in the rest of Grand Slams of the season, returns to take the podium favorites.
In addition to the Balearic, in the male box Bautista (10th) and Fernando Verdasco (32nd) have also been labeled as seeded heads. The castellonense arrives at the best time of his life, not in vain occupies the tenth place in the ATP classification, its historical ranking, after reaching the semifinals in All England and the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, results achieved both this year, in which he started lifting the trophy in Doha. For his part, Fernando Verdasco will come with the intention of correcting his irregular season and finish the year of Grand Slams with a good taste in his mouth.
The most resounding low of the tournament, in terms of men, will be the resignation by injury to the right knee of the Argentine Juan Martin del Potro, who would have been the head of series number 16.
Osaka, Barty and Pliskova, for the title and number one
In the women's squad, Naomi Osaka, who climbed back to WTA number one less than two weeks ago, will be the favourites to lift the final title. Ashleigh Barty appears as second seed, while Karolína Plíšková is the third. In addition to the possible title, in the U.S. Open will also be decided that will leave the United States as the best tennis player in the world. For Osaka, would retain the position, for Barty, return to recover after his skid in Toronto, while for Plíšková would be the first time to win such a distinction. Only 291 points separate the first from the third place.
As for the national females, Garbiñe Muguruza holds the best position (24), after only competing in Cincinnati after overcoming a muscle discomfort in the leg. For her part, Carla Suarez will be the 28th, but it is serious doubt, due to discomfort in the hip and back. The Spanish and had to retire in Montreal and renounced the Bronx Open to try to recover fully. The Spanish have won a place in the classification of favorites, as the American Amanda Anisimova has resigned, at the last minute, the competition for the death of his father.
Finally, as for the doubles Marcel Granollers, along with Argentina's Horacio Zeballos, will be the couple number eight, while Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, with his partner Darija Jurak, have been catalogued as the 14 favorites.
Complete list of US Open 2019 headliners
- Novak Djokovic / Naomi Osaka
- Rafael Nadal / Ashleigh Barty
- Roger Federer / Karolína Plísková
- Dominic Thiem / Simona Halep
- Daniil Medvedev / Elina Svitolina
- Alexander Zverev / Petra Kvitová
- Kei Nishikori / Kiki Bertens
- Stefanos Tsitsipas / Serena Williams
- Karen Khachanov / Aryna Sabalenka
- Roberto Bautista / Madison Keys
- Fabio Fognini / Sloane Stephens
- Borna Coric / Anastasija Sevastova
- Gaël Monfils / Belinda Bencic
- John Isner / Angelique Kerber
- David Goffin / Bianca Andreescu
- Kevin Anderson / Johanna Konta
- Nikoloz Basilashvili / Markéta Vondrousová
- Félix Auger-Aliassime / Wang Qiang
- Guido Pella / Caroline Wozniacki
- Diego Schwartzman / Sofia Kenin
- Milos Raonic / Anett Kontaveit
- Marin Cilic / Petra Martic
- Stan Wawrinka / Donna Vekic
- Matteo Berrettini / Garbiñe Muguruza
- Lucas Pouille / Elise Mertens
- Taylor Fritz / Julia Görges
- Dusan Lajovic / Caroline Garcia
- Nick Kyrgios / Carla Suárez Navarro
- Benoit Paire / Hsieh Su-wei
- Kyle Edmund / Maria Sakkari
- Cristian Garín / Barbora Strycova
- Fernando Verdasco / Dayana Yastremska
