Wozniacki seeded No 1, Clijsters No 2

NEW YORK - Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark was seeded No 1 at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time on Tuesday, receiving the top spot at the US Open because Serena Williams pulled out with an injured foot.

Wozniacki, ranked No 2 behind Williams by the WTA, was the runner-up at Flushing Meadows last year and is the first woman since 2003 to be seeded No 1 at the US Open without having won a major championship.

Defending champion Kim Clijsters was seeded No 2 by the US Tennis Association, which stuck strictly to the rankings in determining the seedings. Venus Williams, the 2000 and 2001 US Open champion, is No 3, followed by 2008 runner-up Jelena Jankovic and French Open runner-up Samantha Stosur.