MELBOURNE, Australia — Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka had been formally made the top-seeded gamers for the Australian Open, which begins Sunday at Melbourne Park.
The announcement on Wednesday comes a day forward of the match draw.
4 Canadians had been among the many seeded gamers: Felix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal, seventh), Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, Ont., twenty first), Victoria Mboko (Toronto, seventeenth) and Leylah Fernandez (Montreal, twenty second).
Two-time defending champion Jannik Sinner was seeded second, with Alexander Zverev third and 10-time champion Novak Djokovic fourth. Sabalenka, Iga Świątek and Coco Gauff are the highest three seeds within the ladies’s draw for the second consecutive 12 months.
Madison Keys returns because the defending champion and the ninth-seeded participant, one in every of 4 American ladies among the many prime 10 seeds.
1. Carlos Alcaraz (ESP)2. Jannik Sinner (ITA)3. Alexander Zverev (GER)4. Novak Djokovic (SRB)5. Lorenzo Musetti (ITA)6. Alex de Minaur (AUS)7. Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN)8. Ben Shelton (USA)9. Taylor Fritz (USA)10. Alexander Bublik (KAZ)11. Daniil Medvedev12. Casper Ruud (NOR)13. Andrey Rublev14. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (ESP)15. Karen Khachanov16. Jakub Mensik (CZE)17. Jiri Lehecka (CZE)18. Francisco Cerundolo (ARG)19. Tommy Paul (USA)20. Flavio Cobolli (ITA)21. Denis Shapovalov (CAN)22. Luciano Darderi (ITA)23. Tallon Griekspoor (NED)24. Arthur Rinderknech (FRA)25. Learner Tien (USA)26. Cameron Norrie (GBR)27. Brandon Nakashima (USA)28. Joao Fonseca (BRA)29. Frances Tiafoe (USA)30. Valentin Vacherot (MON)31. Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE)32. Corentin Moutet (FRA)
1. Aryna Sabalenka2. Iga Swiatek (POL)3. Coco Gauff (USA)4. Amanda Anisimova (USA)5. Elena Rybakina (KAZ)6. Jessica Pegula (USA)7. Jasmine Paolini (ITA)8. Mirra Andreeva9. Madison Keys (USA)10. Belinda Bencic (SUI)11. Ekaterina Alexandrova12. Elina Svitolina (UKR)13. Linda Noskova (CZE)14. Clara Tauson (DEN)15. Emma Navarro (USA)16. Naomi Osaka (JPN)17. Victoria Mboko (CAN)18. Liudmila Samsonova19. Karolina Muchova (CZE)20. Marta Kostyuk (UKR)21. Elise Mertens (BEL)22. Leylah Fernandez (CAN)23. Diana Shnaider24. Jelena Ostapenko (LAT)25. Paula Badosa (ESP)26. Dayana Yastremska (UKR)27. Sofia Kenin (USA)28. Emma Raducanu (GBR)29. Iva Jovic (USA)30. Maya Joint (AUS)31. Anna Kalinskaya32. Marketa Vondrousova (CZE)
With information from Sportsnet Workers.
