US Open 2008 Seedings

Just a short week after Beijing 2008, the US Open 2008 is about to begin on August 25.

For the 1st time in Rafael Nadal's career, he is seeded #1, ahead of Swiss star, Roger Federer.

On the women's side, newly crowned world number 1, Ana Ivanovic is seeded #1 ahead of fellow Serb, Jelena Jankovic.

There are no noticible absentees from the men's side but the women's side is missing former champion, Maria Sharapova, who has withdrawn due to injury.

The rest of the top 10 men's and women's seeds are as follows:

Men's Seedings:

1. Rafael Nadal

2. Roger Federer

3. Novak Djokovic

4. David Ferrer

5. Nikolay Davydenko

6. Andy Murray

7. David Nalbandian

8. Andy Roddick

9. James Blake

10. Stanislas Wawrinka

Women's Seedings:

1. Ana Ivanovic

2. Jelena Jankovic

3. Svetlana Kuznetsova

4. Serena Williams

5. Elena Dementieva

6. Dinara Safina

7. Venus Williams

8. Vera Zvonareva

9. Agnieszka Radwanska

10. Anna Chakvetadze

Singles draws will be anounced on Thursday.

For more details, visit the Official US Open website at http://www.usopen.org/en_US/index.html.