2014 Wimbledon Seeds Revealed Ahead of Draw Release

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Published: June 18, 2014

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Andy Murray will defend his Wimbledon title as third seed for this year's tournament, two places above his No. 5 world ranking, after the official seedings were announced on Wednesday.

BBC Sport reported that 2013 finalist Novak Djokovic overtook Rafael Nadal to claim his place as the top-seeded participant. Nadal must settle for second seeding, and Roger Federer sits fourth.



Wimbledon provides a complete list of the tournament's seeds.

The system's format means that none of the four may meet one another before the semi-final stage of the tournament.

However, the Daily Mail's Mike Dickson notes that the impending changes to the tennis calendar, which will place more of an emphasis on grass-court play, will weaken the case for Wimbledon's right to special seedings in the future:



This year's Australian Open champion, Stanislas Wawrinka, is one victim of the special layout, dropping from world No. 3 to fifth overall seed at Wimbledon due to his performances in the competition over the past two years.

The Swiss said he is relaxed about his position, however, according to the BBC report:

Wimbledon, they do what they want. For me it's fine. I knew that with my past two years on grass I didn't have any results, so for sure my ranking will drop a little bit for the seedings.

At the end of the day, it doesn't change much. You have to play well. You have to start the tournament well if you want to go far, and that's simple.

Elsewhere, five-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams takes her place as the No. 1 seed in the women's singles, hoping to regain the title that now-retired Marion Bartoli took in last year's contest.



Li Na of China and Simona Halep of Romania are seeded- and third-seeded, respectively, while Roland Garros champion Maria Sharapova and Petra Kvitova sit just outside the top four, in fifth...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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