The US Open seedings ensure that Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic will only face each other if both make it to the final. Djokovic beat Federer in this year's Wimbledon final.

Novak Djokovic in action during his first match of the 2014 Rogers Cup tournament against France's Gael Monfils.

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New York: Top-ranked Novak Djokovic is seeded No. 1 for the US Open, and five-time champion Roger Federer is No. 2, meaning they could meet only in the final. (Nadal to Skip US Open)

Djokovic beat Federer for the title at Wimbledon last month.

The US Tennis Association followed this week's ATP rankings in announcing the seedings on Tuesday. (Serena Targets 18th Grand Slam)

Federer moved up one spot from his No. 3 ranking because 2013 champion Rafael Nadal withdrew from the year's last Grand Slam tournament with an injured right wrist. The 33-year-old Federer is seeded at the US Open for the 14th consecutive year, tied with Ivan Lendl for the longest streak, trailing only Jimmy Connors' record of 18.

Federer won the hard-court tournament every year from 2004-08, part of his record 17 Grand Slam titles.

Djokovic has played in the last four finals at Flushing Meadows, winning the title in 2011. He lost to Nadal in 2010 and last year, and to Andy Murray in 2012. (Federer Poised to Step Out of Darkness)

Murray is seeded eighth this year. Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka is No. 3, followed by David Ferrer, Milos Raonic, Tomas Berdych and Grigor Dimitrov.

The women's seedings will be announced on Wednesday, and the draw is Thursday. (Running Out of Time in Grand Slam Fame Game)

The tournament starts on Monday.