Serena Williams seeded 17th at U.S. Open


  • Tennis
  • Wednesday, 22 Aug 2018

FILE PHOTO: Serena Williams of the U.S. in action at Wimbledon, London, Britain - July 14, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville

(Reuters) - Serena Williams has been seeded 17th at this year's U.S. Open one place below her sister Venus, organisers said on Tuesday.

Serena, who finished runner-up at Wimbledon this year after losing to Germany's Angelique Kerber in the final, is ranked 26th in the world, nine places below the seeding she has been awarded.

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