Djokovic is top seed at U.S. Open
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Last year's runner-up and current world No. 1 Novak Djokovic has been installed as the top seed at the U.S. Open, which will get underway Monday in New York.
The three-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic, who lost to 10-time major titlist and former No. 1 Rafael Nadal in last year's U.S. Open finale, is the reigning Wimbledon and Australian Open champion and an amazing 57-2 this year, including a whopping nine titles already.
The top-five seeds in New York will be the two-time U.S. Open runner-up Djokovic, the reigning U.S. and French Open champion and Wimbledon runner-up Nadal, five-time U.S. Open champ and 2011 French Open runner-up Roger Federer, Aussie Open runner-up and 2008 U.S. Open finalist Andy Murray, and gritty Spaniard David Ferrer. Murray upset and injured Djokovic in last week's hardcourt ATP Masters final in Cincinnati.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The rest of the top-10 seeds are two-time French Open runner-up Robin Soderling, flashy Frenchman Gael Monfils, U.S. Open Series winner Mardy Fish, former Wimbledon runner-up Tomas Berdych, and Spaniard Nicolas Almagro.
Two other notable seeds at the year's final Grand Slam event are No. 18 Juan Martin del Potro, who upset the 16-time major champion Federer in the 2009 U.S. Open final, and No. 21 Andy Roddick, the former world No. 1 who captured the Open in 2003 and was the 2006 runner-up to Federer.
This year's U.S. Open singles champ will pocket at least $1.8 million, and the U.S. Open Series winner Fish has a shot at earning a record $2.8 million in Flushing Meadows.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The draw for the 2011 U.S. Open will he held Thursday afternoon.