Djokovic, Williams Seeded No. 1 at Wimbledon
Published on June 25 2015 6:25 am
Last Updated on July 2 2015 6:23 am
Two-time champion Rafael Nadal was seeded No. 10 for Wimbledon on Wednesday, his lowest seeding ever at the All England Club. The seeding means Nadal could face top contenders as early as the fourth round and one of the top-four-seeded players in the quarterfinals.
The All England Club stuck mainly to the rankings in its list of seedings for the grass-court Grand Slam, which starts Monday.
Defending champion and top-ranked Novak Djokovic is seeded No. 1, with five-time winner and top-ranked Serena Williams No. 1 among the women.
Nadal, who won Wimbledon in 2008 and 2010, has slipped to 10th in the rankings after injuries and poor results. The Spaniard lost in the first round of Queen's Club last week after winning on grass in Stuttgart the previous week. Nadal's previous lowest seeding at Wimbledon was No. 5 in 2013. Other than that, he's always been among the top four, except when he was unseeded in his first appearance at Wimbledon in 2003.
