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US Open Tennis 2016 Draw Results: Full List of Seedings and Brackets
- Updated: August 26, 2016
Coming off the 2016 Olympics in which Andy Murray’s red-hot summer continued with a gold medal, tennis’ final Grand Slam of the year begins Monday.
Before the tournament can start, officials have to determine where players would be seeded and who they would potentially match up against on their way to a championship.
Here are the top 32 seeds on the men’s and women’s side heading into the 136th U.S. Open:
Brackets
Who does your favorite player face first?Women’s draw➡https://t.co/6kLJEOfP5xMen’s draw➡https://t.co/ptxqrJwvx8 pic.twitter.com/V4CB69Lg4X
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) August 26, 2016 Men’s Draw
Murray and Novak Djokovic are the two marquee names to watch on the men’s side of things. Djokovic is the defending champion in the tournament, defeating Roger Federer in four sets last year.
Djokovic did suffer back-to-back disappointments when he lost in the third round at Wimbledon and was upset by Juan Martin del Potro in the first round at the Olympics.
Per journalist Carole Bouchard, Djokovic took the loss at Wimbledon to heart:
Djokovic says he gave everything at Roland-Garros and so it took a lot out of him. Losing in Wimbledon was a shock, made him reflect.
— Carole Bouchard (@carole_bouchard) August 26, 2016
Murray, while he has been the hottest male tennis player on the planet since Wimbledon, hasn’t had to go against Djokovic. The Scotland native did lose in the Western and Southern Open final against Marin Cilic, so he’s not infallible.
But if Murray has to face Djokovic in the final, history favors the Serb in that matchup. In 34 career head-to-head matchups, Djoker has won 24 times, including at the Australian Open and French Open finals this year.
The men’s field is open behind Djokovic and Murray. Roger Federer is out for the rest of this season due to lingering knee issues following surgery in February.
Rafael Nadal looked like he was slowly returning to form at the Olympics, but he acknowledged the wrist injury that forced him to miss more than two months is still not 100 percent.
This opens the door for an underdog to make his presence felt. Let’s look at the man who beat …
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