Photos: Novak, Serena top seeds at Australian Open
Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic will start at the top when the Australian Open begins next week.
The world No. 1 women’s and men’s players, respectively, were awarded the top seeds Wednesday as tournament officials went strictly by the rankings.
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World No. 1 Novak Djokovic takes top honours at Australian Open. He made two Slam finals last season and won seven titles, including Wimbledon. Four-time Melbourne Park winner Djokovic, 27, will be looking to atone for a quarter-final exit at last year’s event.
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While five-time Australian Open winner Serena Williams, 33, will be looking to snap a five-year drought in the first Grand Slam of the season, having not won the Australian Open since 2010.
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No. 2 Roger Federer is showing no signs of slowing down—in fact, he’s already won a title this year and notched his 1,000th win on the ATP Tour along the way.
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2008 Australian Open champion Maria Sharapova is seeded No. 2.
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Rafael Nadal, who is coming off a wrist injury and an appendectomy, is third on the men’s side. “This is the third comeback of my career after injury, so we will see how it goes,” Nadal, who won his fifth consecutive French Open singles title last year, told reporters, according to The Associated Press.
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No 3 Simona Halep withdrew from the Sydney International tennis tournament on Tuesday with gastroenteritis. Halep started the 2015 season by winning her ninth career title at the Shenzhen Open. She believes she contracted the illness while in China and hopes to fully recover in time for the Australian Open, which starts next Monday at Melbourne Park.
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Chennai Open winner Stan Wawrinka is seeded fourth for the defence of his only major to date.
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No .4 seed Petra Kvitova kicked off her 2015 campaign at the 2015 Shenzhen Open as the second seed behind world no. 3 Simona Halep. She won her opening match against China’s Duan Yingying, overcoming her opponent in straight sets.
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No. 5 seed Ana Ivanovic began her 2015 season with a solid performance at the Brisbane International setting up a final clash against longtime rival Maria Sharapova.
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