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Top seeds at the US Open will look to avoid some of the early carnage of recent grand slams as the tournament gets underway in New York – though British No 1 Jack Draper’s early withdrawal due to injury is a significant blow.

Australian Open champion Madison Keys is already out, too, with the American and sixth seed stunned by Mexican player Renata Zarazua in a three-hour epic on Arthur Ashe Stadium. Former US Open champion Daniil Medvedev made a dramatic exit, meanwhile, losing to Benjamin Bonzi in the first round just as he did at last month’s Wimbledon.

Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz have shared the last seven grand slams between them and and would play a third grand slam final in a row if they meet this fortnight. Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka is the top seed in the women’s draw, with Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek returning to second seed ahead of Coco Gauff.

Follow the progress of the top players at the US Open with our seed tracker here:

Men’s seeds

1. Jannik Sinner

2. Carlos Alcaraz

3, Alexander Zverev

4. Taylor Fritz

5. Jack Draper – withdrew ahead of second round match with Zizou Bergs

6. Ben Shelton – retired against Adrian Mannarino in third round, 6-3 3-6 6-4 4-6

7. Novak Djokovic

8. Alex de Minaur

9. Karen Khachanov, knocked out second round by Kamil Majchrzak, 6-2 7-6 4-6 5-7 6-7

10. Lorenzo Musetti

11. Holger Rune – knocked out second round by Jan-Lennard Struff, 6-7 6-2 3-6 6-4 5-7

12. Casper Ruud – knocked out second round by Raphael Collignon, 4-6 6-3 6-3 4-6 5-7

13. Daniil Medvedev – knocked out first round by Benjamin Bonzi, 3-6 5-7 7-6(5) 6-0 4-6

14. Tommy Paul

15. Andrey Rublev

16. Jakub Mensik – knocked out second round by Ugo Blanchet, 6-7 7-6 6-3 4-6 6-7

17. Frances Tiafoe – knocked out third round by Jan-Lennard Struff, 4-6 3-6 6-7(7)

18. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina – knocked out second round by Arthur Rinderknech, 4-6 6-3 6-2 2-6 3-6

19. Francisco Cerúndolo – knocked out second round by Leandro Riedi, 6-3 6-4 4-6 4-6 2-6

20. Jirí Lehecka

21. Tomás Machác

22. Ugo Humbert – knocked out first round by Adam Walton, 4-6 6-7 7-5 1-6

23. Alexander Bublik

24. Flavio Cobolli – retired against Lorenzo Musetti in third round, 3-6 2-6 0-2

25. Félix Auger-Aliassime

26. Stefanos Tsitsipas – knocked out second round by Daniel Altmaier, 6-7 6-1 6-4 3-6 5-7

27. Denis Shapovalov

28. Alex Michelsen – knocked out first round by Francisco Comesana, 6-1 3-6 4-6 4-6

29. Tallon Griekspoor – knocked out first round by Adrian Mannarino, 5-7 4-6 0-6

30. Brandon Nakashima – knocked out second round by Jerome Kym, 6-4 6-7 5-7 6-3 6-7

31. Gabriel Diallo – knocked out second round by Jaume Munar, 5-7 3-6 5-7

32. Luciano Darderi – knocked out third round by Carlos Alcaraz, 2-6 4-6 0-6

Women’s seeds

1. Aryna Sabalenka

2. Coco Gauff

3. Iga Swiatek

4. Jessica Pegula

5. Mirra Andreeva – knocked out third round by Taylor Townsend, 5-7 2-6

6. Madison Keys – knocked out first round by Renata Zarazúa, 7-6 6-7 5-7

7. Jasmine Paolini – knocked out third round by Marketa Vondrousova, 6-7(1) 1-6

8. Amanda Anisimova

9. Elena Rybakina

10. Emma Navarro – knocked out third round by Barbora Krejcikova, 6-4 4-6 4-6

11. Karolína Muchová

12. Elina Svitolina – knocked out first round by Anna Bondar, 2-6 4-6

13. Ekaterina Alexandrova

14. Clara Tauson – knocked out first round by Alexandra Eala, 3-6 6-2 6-7(11)

15. Daria Kasatkina

16. Belinda Bencic – knocked out by second round by Ann Li, 3-6 3-6

17. Liudmila Samsonova – knocked out second round by Priscilla Hon, 6-4 3-6 2-6

18. Beatriz Haddad Maia

19. Elise Mertens – knocked out third round by Cristina Busca, 6-3 5-7 3-6

20. Diana Shnaider – knocked out first round by Laura Siegemund, 6-7(3) 6-2 3-6

21. Linda Nosková

22. Victoria Mboko – knocked out first round by Barbora Krejcikova, 3-6 3-6

23. Naomi Osaka

24. Veronika Kudermetova – knocked out first round by Janice Tjen, 4-6 6-4 4-6

25. Jelena Ostapenko – knocked out second round by Taylor Townsend, 5-7 1-6

26. Sofia Kenin – knocked out first round by Ashlyn Krueger, 7-5 4-6 2-6

27. Marta Kostyuk

28. Magdalena Frech

29. Anna Kalinskaya

30. Dayana Yastremska – knocked out first round by Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 7-6 6-7 4-6

31. Leylah Fernandez – knocked out third round by Aryna Sabalenka, 3-6 6-7(2)

32. McCartney Kessler – knocked out second round by Marketa Vondrousova, 6-7 2-6