MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka are officially named the top seeds for the Australian Open which begins Sunday at Melbourne Park.
Wednesday’s announcement comes a day before the tournament draw.
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Two-time defending champion Jannik Sinner was seeded second, Alexander Zverev third and ten-time champion Novak Djokovic fourth. Sabalenka, Iga Świątek and Coco Gauff are the top three seeds in the women’s draw for the second year in a row.
Madison Keys returns as the defending champion and ninth seed, one of four Americans among the top 10 seeds.
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Men’s singles ranking
1. Carlos Alcaraz, Spain
2. Jannik Sinner, Italy
3. Alexander Zverev, Germany
4. Novak Djokovic, Serbia
5. Lorenzo Musetti, Italy
6. Alex de Minaur, Australia
7. Félix Auger-Aliassime, Canada
8. Ben Shelton, United States
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9. Taylor Fritz, United States
10. Alexandre Bublik, Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan
11. Daniel Medvedev
12. Casper Ruud, Norway
13. Andrei Rublev
14. Alejandro Davidovitch Fokina, Spain
15. Karen Khachanov
16. Jakub Mensik, Czech Republic
17. Jiri Lehecka, Czech Republic
18. Francisco Cerundolo, Argentina
19. Tommy Paul, United States
20. Flavio Cobolli, Italy
21. Denis Shapovalov, Canada
22. Luciano Darderi, Italy
23. Tallon Griekspoor, Netherlands
24. Arthur Rinderknech, France
25. Learner Tien, United States
26. Cameron Norrie, Great Britain
27. Brandon Nakashima, United States
28. João Fonseca, Brazil
29. Frances Tiafoe, United States
30. Valentin Vacherot, Monaco
31. Stefanos Tsitsipas, Greece
32. Corentin Moutet, France —-AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis
