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Top seeds at the US Open<\/a> will look to avoid some of the early carnage of recent grand slams as the tournament gets underway in New York. <\/p>\n But Australian Open champion Madison Keys<\/a> is already out, with the American and sixth seed stunned by Mexican player Renata Zarazua in a three-hour epic on Arthur Ashe Stadium. Former US Open<\/a> champion Daniil Medvedev<\/a> is already out, losing to Benjamin Bonzi in the first round <\/a>just as he did at last month\u2019s Wimbledon. <\/p>\n Jannik Sinner<\/a> and Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> 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<\/a> is the top seed in the women\u2019s draw, with Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek<\/a> returning to second seed. <\/p>\n Follow the progress of the top players at Wimbledon with our seed tracker here:<\/p>\n Men\u2019s seeds<\/p>\n 1, Jannik Sinner<\/a><\/p>\n 2. Carlos Alcaraz<\/a><\/p>\n 3, Alexander Zverev<\/p>\n 4. Taylor Fritz<\/p>\n 5. Jack Draper<\/p>\n 6. Ben Shelton<\/p>\n 7. Novak Djokovic<\/p>\n 8. Alex de Minaur<\/p>\n 9. Karen Khachanov<\/p>\n 10. Lorenzo Musetti<\/p>\n 11. Holger Rune<\/p>\n 12. Casper Ruud<\/p>\n 13. Daniil Medvedev<\/a> – knocked out first round by Benjamin Bonzi, 3-6 5-7 7-6(5) 6-0 4-6<\/p>\n 14. Tommy Paul<\/p>\n 15. Andrey Rublev<\/p>\n 16. Jakub Mensik<\/p>\n 17. Frances Tiafoe<\/p>\n 18. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina<\/p>\n 19. Francisco Cer\u00fandolo<\/p>\n 20. Jir\u00ed Lehecka<\/p>\n 21. Tom\u00e1s Mach\u00e1c<\/p>\n 22. Ugo Humbert – knocked out first round by Adam Walton, 4-6 6-7 7-5 1-6 <\/p>\n 23. Alexander Bublik<\/p>\n 24. Flavio Cobolli<\/p>\n 25. F\u00e9lix Auger-Aliassime<\/p>\n 26. Stefanos Tsitsipas<\/p>\n 27. Denis Shapovalov<\/p>\n 28. Alex Michelsen<\/p>\n 29. Tallon Griekspoor – knocked out first round by Adrian Mannarino, 5-7 4-6 0-6<\/p>\n 30. Brandon Nakashima<\/p>\n 31. Gabriel Diallo<\/p>\n 32. Luciano Darderi<\/p>\n Women\u2019s seeds<\/p>\n