With the U.S. Open draw ceremony being held next week, this week is Cincinnati is everyone’s last chance to jostle for seeding position at the season’s final Grand Slam. From No. 1 through No. 32 and slightly beyond, here’s what could happen at the Western & Southern Open:
1. Rafael Nadal – Locked into the No. 1 seed.
2. Roger Federer – Locked into the No. 2 seed.
3-4
3. Juan Martin Del Potro – Locked into a 3-4 seed (3 unless Kevin Anderson wins the title).
4. Alexander Zverev – Clinches a top 4 seed unless Anderson reaches the semifinals.
5-8
5. Kevin Anderson – Clinches a top 4 seed with a semifinal unless Marin Cilic wins the title. Has clinched at least a top 8 seed.
6. Marin Cilic – Clinches a top 4 seed with title if Anderson loses before the final. Has clinched at least a top 8 seed.
7. Grigor Dimitrov – Locked into a 5-8 seed.
8. Novak Djokovic – Clinches a top 8 seed unless David Goffin wins the title.
9-12
9. Dominic Thiem – Locked into a 9-12 seed (either No. 9 or No. 10).
10. John Isner – Locked into a 9-12 seed (either No. 10 or No. 11).
11. David Goffin – Clinches a top 8 seed with title or with a final if Djokovic loses before the quarterfinals. Has clinched at least a 9-12 seed.
12. Diego Schwartzman – Clinches a 9-12 seed unless Pablo Carreno Busta reaches the quarterfinals or Hyeon Chung, Karen Khachanov, or Milos Raonic wins the title.
13-16
13. Pablo Carreno Busta – Clinches a 9-12 seed with a final. Has a chance to clinch a 9-12 seed with a quarterfinal. Has clinched at least a 13-16 seed.
14. Fabio Fognini – Locked into a 13-16 seed.
15. Stefanos Tsitsipas – Clinches a 13-16 seed unless two of the following happen: Chung reaches final, Khachanov/Raonic/Denis Shapovalov/Nick Kyrgios wins title.
16. Kyle Edmund – Clinches a 13-16 seed unless one of the above happens.
17-24
17. Lucas Pouille – Locked into a 17-24 seed.
18. Jack Sock – Locked into a 17-24 seed.
19. Roberto Bautista Agut – Locked into a 17-24 seed.
20. Borna Coric – Locked into a 17-24 seed.
21. Kei Nishikori -Clinches a top 12 seed with title. Clinches a 13-16 seed with a semifinal. Has clinched at least a 17-24 seed.
22. Marco Cecchinato – Clinches a 17-24 seed unless three of the following happen: Chung reaches semifinals, Khachanov reaches semifinals, Raonic reaches semifinals, Shapovalov reaches semifinals, Kyrgios reaches final, or Marton Fucsovics/Leonardo Mayer/Robin Haase win title.
23. Hyeon Chung – Can earn a 13-16 seed with a final. Clinches a 17-24 seed unless two of the above happen.
24. Damir Dzumhur – Clinches a 17-24 seed unless Khachanov reaches the quarterfinals or one of Raonic, Shapovalov, and Kyrgios reaches semifinals, or either Fucsovics or Mayer reaches final.
25-32
25. Richard Gasquet – Locked into a 25-32 seed.
26. Karen Khachanov – Can earn a 9-12 seed with title. Can earn a 13-16 seed with final. Can earn a 17-24 seed with a quarterfinal. Has clinched at least a 25-32 seed.
27. Milos Raonic – Same as Khachanov except must reach semifinals for a 17-24 seed.
28. Denis Shapovalov – Can earn a 13-16 seed with title or final. Can earn a 17-24 seed with a semifinal. Has clinched at least a 25-32 seed.
29. Adrian Mannarino – Locked into a 25-32 seed.
30. Nick Kyrgios – Clinches a 13-16 seed with title. Clinches a 17-24 seed with final. Can earn a 17-24 seed with semifinal. Has clinched at least a 25-32 seed.
31. Fernando Verdasco – Clinches a 25-32 seed unless both of the following happen: Haase reaches final and either Fucsovics or Mayer reaches final.
32. Filip Krajinovic – Clinches a 25-32 seed unless one of the above happens.
Others
Marton Fucsovics – Can earn a 13-16 seed with title. Clinches at least a 17-24 seed with title and can earn a 17-24 seed with a final. Clinches a 25-32 seed with a semifinal.
Leonardo Mayer – Clinches a 17-24 seed with title. Can earn a 17-24 seed with a final. Clinches a 25-32 seed with a semifinal.
Robin Haase – Clinches a 17-24 seed with title. Clinches a 25-32 seed with a semifinal.
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Ricky – No 1 plays any of 29-32 in round 3 and any of 13-16 in round 4 right? So Rafa can get Kyrgios and Tsitsipas back to back (:-
or is it No 1 plays any of 25-32 in round 3 and any of 13-16 in round 4?
correct
What is correct.
Rafa plays 29 to 32 or 25 to 32 in round 3?
25 to 32
Wow. Nice work, Ricky.
what if Djoker makes to the final and Goffin wins it. Will Dimi still be top 8 then ?
Dimi should be seeded no.9 if that happens.
So if ZDoker misses out on top 8 by losing today and Goffin winning the title, does it mean that he can still play top 4 in round 4 or is it not possible.
Not possible. He’d have to be seeded 13-16.
I think its a fair rule . Should have been there a lot earlier than this year where everything was random. I dont think its there for round of 32. For round of 16 its there.
It’s pretty much always been that way with seeding. For a long time anyways.
There is a conflict error of omission in your 3-4 and 6 statements.
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