Australian Open 2022 – Barty Djokovic top Seed: Ash Barty and Novak Djokovic has been given top billing for the Year’s 1st Grand Slam Australian Open. The uncertain status of top-ranked Novak Djokovic didn’t stop AO2022 organizers from listing him as the top seed for the Grand Slam tournament beginning next Monday at Melbourne Park – Follow AO2022 live updates on InsideSport.IN
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As expected, home-grown talent and top-ranked Ash Barty was given the No. 1 seeding in the women’s singles draw when the list was released on Tuesday. Defending champion Naomi Osaka is seeded 13th.
The seeds for Australian Open 2022 have been set. The official draw will take place at Melbourne Park on Thursday 13 January.
Women Seeding at AO2022
1. Ashleigh Barty (AUS)
2. Aryna Sabalenka (BLR)
3. Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP)
4. Barbora Krejcikova (CZE)
5. Maria Sakkari (GRE)
6. Anett Kontaveit (EST)
7. Iga Swiatek (POL)
8. Paula Badosa (ESP)
Men Seeding at AO2022
1. Novak Djokovic (SRB)
2. Daniil Medvedev (RUS)
3. Alexander Zverev (GER)
4. Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE)
5. Andrey Rublev (RUS)
6. Rafael Nadal (ESP)
7. Matteo Berrettini (ITA)
8. Casper Ruud (NOR)
Australian Open 2022: Ash Barty & Novak Djokovic given top billing for the AO2022, Grand Slam starts 17th January
Novak Djokovic Top Seed: Djokovic won a court battle to compete in the Australian Open but still faces the threat of deportation because he is not vaccinated against COVID-19. He’s level with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal with 20 Grand Slam singles titles each. A 10th Australian Open win on Jan. 30 in the men’s final would give him the men’s all-time record.
Federer is not playing in Melbourne while he continues his recovery from right knee surgery.
Daniil Medvedev, who beat Djokovic in the U.S. Open final last year to prevent the Serbian player from capturing a calendar-year Grand Slam, is seeded second, followed by Alexander Zverev at No. 3, Stefanos Tsitsipas at No. 4 and Andrey Rublev at No. 5.
Nadal is seeded sixth, followed by Matteo Berrettini.
Felix Auger-Aliassime is at No. 9 and Denis Shapovalov 14th. The pair combined to win the ATP Cup for Canada last Sunday.
Taylor Fritz leads the American men’s contingent at No. 20, followed by John Isner at 22 and Reilly Opelka at 23.
Alex de Minaur is the only Australian man among the seeded players, taking up the 32nd and last position.
Australian Open 2022: Ash Barty & Novak Djokovic given top billing for the AO2022, Grand Slam starts 17th January
Ash Barty Top Seed: The 25-year-old Barty has two Grand Slam singles titles — the 2019 French Open and last year’s Wimbledon — but she dearly wants to win a major on home soil. No Australian woman has won the title here since Chris O’Neill in 1978.
Barty’s best finish at Melbourne Park was in 2020, when she lost in the semifinals to eventual champion Sofia Kenin. She reached the quarterfinals last year.
Barty won the Adelaide International title last week while Sabalenka is off to a contrasting start, losing in the first round of both her pre-Australian Open tune-up events.
Garbine Muguruza will be No. 3 seed, Barbora Krejcikova No. 4 and Maria Sakkari fifth.
Kenin, the 2020 Australian Open champion, is the top-seeded American at No. 11.
