Federer on top at Wimbledon
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June 17, 2010, Thursday
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ROGER Federer was seeded No. 1 for Wimbledon yesterday ahead of Rafael Nadal in a reverse of their world rankings.
Federer, the defending champion and six-time Wimbledon winner, received the top seeding even though Nadal recently supplanted him as No. 1 in the world rankings.
Nadal moved into the top spot after winning the French Open, while Federer slipped to No. 2 after losing in the quarterfinals in Paris.
Wimbledon uses its discretion to seed players based on their grasscourt record.
"While the seeding positions of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are reversed from their current rankings, there is no practical effect since they remain the leading seeds in their respective halves of the draw," Wimbledon referee Andrew Jarrett said.
The draw will be held tomorrow, with the two-week grand slam tournament starting on Monday.
There were no surprises in the women's seedings, with Serena Williams at No. 1 and sister Venus at No. 2.
Federer has won a record 16 grand slam titles, including this year's Australian Open. However, he has not won a tournament since and will be coming into Wimbledon in something of a slump. He fell to Lleyton Hewitt in Sunday's final in Halle, Germany, for only his second loss on grass in more than seven years.
Novak Djokovic is seeded No. 3 and Andy Murray No. 4 in line with their rankings. Three-time Wimbledon runner-up Andy Roddick was seeded No. 5, two spots above his ranking. French Open finalist Robin Soderling is No. 6.
Wimbledon final
The women's seedings stuck to the rankings, setting up the possibility of a fifth all-Williams Wimbledon final. Serena beat Venus last year for her third Wimbledon title.
The only change in the seedings was caused by the injury withdrawal of No. 5 Elena Dementieva.
Caroline Wozniacki is No. 3, followed by Jelena Jankovic at No. 4 and French Open champion Francesca Schiavone at No. 5.
In Eastbourne, England, Australia's Samantha Stosur beat Daniela Hantuchova 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 to record her 300th career victory and reach the quarterfinals of the Eastbourne International yesterday.
Third-seeded Stosur needed three match points to close out the second-round match after her Slovakian opponent failed to build on an impressive start.
Also, fifth-seeded Belgian Kim Clijsters brushed aside Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic 6-1, 6-0.
Federer, the defending champion and six-time Wimbledon winner, received the top seeding even though Nadal recently supplanted him as No. 1 in the world rankings.
Nadal moved into the top spot after winning the French Open, while Federer slipped to No. 2 after losing in the quarterfinals in Paris.
Wimbledon uses its discretion to seed players based on their grasscourt record.
"While the seeding positions of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are reversed from their current rankings, there is no practical effect since they remain the leading seeds in their respective halves of the draw," Wimbledon referee Andrew Jarrett said.
The draw will be held tomorrow, with the two-week grand slam tournament starting on Monday.
There were no surprises in the women's seedings, with Serena Williams at No. 1 and sister Venus at No. 2.
Federer has won a record 16 grand slam titles, including this year's Australian Open. However, he has not won a tournament since and will be coming into Wimbledon in something of a slump. He fell to Lleyton Hewitt in Sunday's final in Halle, Germany, for only his second loss on grass in more than seven years.
Novak Djokovic is seeded No. 3 and Andy Murray No. 4 in line with their rankings. Three-time Wimbledon runner-up Andy Roddick was seeded No. 5, two spots above his ranking. French Open finalist Robin Soderling is No. 6.
Wimbledon final
The women's seedings stuck to the rankings, setting up the possibility of a fifth all-Williams Wimbledon final. Serena beat Venus last year for her third Wimbledon title.
The only change in the seedings was caused by the injury withdrawal of No. 5 Elena Dementieva.
Caroline Wozniacki is No. 3, followed by Jelena Jankovic at No. 4 and French Open champion Francesca Schiavone at No. 5.
In Eastbourne, England, Australia's Samantha Stosur beat Daniela Hantuchova 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 to record her 300th career victory and reach the quarterfinals of the Eastbourne International yesterday.
Third-seeded Stosur needed three match points to close out the second-round match after her Slovakian opponent failed to build on an impressive start.
Also, fifth-seeded Belgian Kim Clijsters brushed aside Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic 6-1, 6-0.
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