PARIS - South Africa’s Kevin Anderson has been seeded sixth for the French Open starting on Sunday.
The top-ranked SA player holds a career-high seventh in the ATP singles rankings, and with Swiss legend Roger Federer (who would be the number two seed) not participating in the French Open the 32-year-old Anderson enjoys a higher seeding.
Spain’s Rafael Nadal is the number one seed, with German Alexander Zverev the number two seed. Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov rounds out the top three seeds.
The Men’s top-16 seeds are:
1. Rafael Nadal
2. Alexander Zverev
3. Marin Čilić
4. Grigor Dimitrov
5. Juan Martín del Potro
6. Kevin Anderson
7. Dominic Thiem
8. David Goffin
9. John Isner
10. Pablo Carreño Busta
11. Diego Schwartzman
12. Sam Querrey
13. Roberto Bautista Agut
14. Jack Sock
15. Lucas Pouille
16. Kyle Edmund