Caroline Wozniacki and defending
champion Novak Djokovic are the top-seeded players at the Australian Open.
Tournament organizers stuck to
convention and based the seedings for the season's first major on the current
WTA and ATP rankings.
Djokovic is followed by 2009
champion Rafael Nadal, four-time champion Roger Federer and Andy Murray, who
has lost the past two finals at the Australian Open. Of the top 32 men, only
Robin Soderling and Marin Cilic are absent.
Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova
is seeded No. 2 and is followed by Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova.
Kvitova can move from No. 2 to
No. 1 in the rankings by winning the Sydney International -- where nine of the
top 10 women are playing, including Wozniacki -- but it wouldn't change the
Australian Open seedings. All the top 32 women have entered the Melbourne draw.
Defending women's champion Kim
Clijsters (hip) and 2010 champion Serena Williams (left ankle) sustained
injuries during the Brisbane International last week, but both are expected to
play at the Australian Open.
Clijsters is seeded No. 12, one
spot in front of Williams, who was unable to defend her Australian title last
year due to prolonged injury. Williams has lost only twice at Melbourne Park
since winning the title in 2003 -- missing tournaments in 2004 and 2011 and
winning the title five times.
The draw for the tournament will
be held Friday.
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