<p>Defending champion Novak Djokovic was named as the top seed at Wimbledon on Wednesday as he seeks a 20th Grand Slam title while Roger Federer and Serena Williams will begin the grass-court tournament next week seeded seventh.</p>.<p>Top-ranked Ashleigh Barty is seeded first on the women's side. The Australian hasn't played since retiring from her second-round match at the French Open due to the flare-up of an upper-leg injury.</p>.<p>The draw is Friday and the tournament begins Monday.</p>.<p>Eighth-ranked Federer has the seventh seed because third-ranked Rafael Nadal is sitting out Wimbledon to rest and recover after his loss to Djokovic in the French Open semifinal.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/tennis/ramkumar-ramanathan-advances-prajnesh-gunneswaran-crashes-out-of-wimbledon-qualifiers-1000352.html" target="_blank">Ramkumar Ramanathan advances, Prajnesh Gunneswaran crashes out of Wimbledon Qualifiers</a></strong></p>.<p>Daniil Medvedev is the second seed, followed by Stefanos Tsitsipas and Dominic Thiem, although the Austrian retired from a match in Mallorca on Tuesday because of wrist pain.</p>.<p>Defending champion Simona Halep is seeded second, ahead of Aryna Sabalenka and Elina Svitolina. Second-ranked Naomi Osaka is not playing.</p>.<p>At Roland Garros, Djokovic earned his 19th Grand Slam title to leave him one short of the record co-held by Federer and Nadal.</p>.<p>Federer, a record eight-time champion at the All England Club, said earlier this year that he would build up to Wimbledon as he returned from two surgeries on his knee.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/djokovic-ready-to-be-first-among-equals-at-wimbledon-1000077.html" target="_blank">Djokovic ready to be first among equals at Wimbledon</a></strong></p>.<p>But the 39-year-old Swiss great hasn't been in top form, pulling out of the French Open after a grueling third-round match and failing last week to reach the Halle Open quarterfinals for the first time.</p>.<p>Federer was tantalizingly close to a ninth Wimbledon title in the 2019 final, holding two championship points before eventually losing to Djokovic in a fifth-set tiebreaker. It was Djokovic's fifth Wimbledon title.</p>.<p>The 39-year-old Williams' latest bid for a record-tying 24th Grand Slam title ended in a fourth-round loss at the French Open. Her most recent major title came in early 2017.</p>.<p>Wimbledon was canceled last year for the first time since 1945 because of the coronavirus pandemic.</p>
<p>Defending champion Novak Djokovic was named as the top seed at Wimbledon on Wednesday as he seeks a 20th Grand Slam title while Roger Federer and Serena Williams will begin the grass-court tournament next week seeded seventh.</p>.<p>Top-ranked Ashleigh Barty is seeded first on the women's side. The Australian hasn't played since retiring from her second-round match at the French Open due to the flare-up of an upper-leg injury.</p>.<p>The draw is Friday and the tournament begins Monday.</p>.<p>Eighth-ranked Federer has the seventh seed because third-ranked Rafael Nadal is sitting out Wimbledon to rest and recover after his loss to Djokovic in the French Open semifinal.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/tennis/ramkumar-ramanathan-advances-prajnesh-gunneswaran-crashes-out-of-wimbledon-qualifiers-1000352.html" target="_blank">Ramkumar Ramanathan advances, Prajnesh Gunneswaran crashes out of Wimbledon Qualifiers</a></strong></p>.<p>Daniil Medvedev is the second seed, followed by Stefanos Tsitsipas and Dominic Thiem, although the Austrian retired from a match in Mallorca on Tuesday because of wrist pain.</p>.<p>Defending champion Simona Halep is seeded second, ahead of Aryna Sabalenka and Elina Svitolina. Second-ranked Naomi Osaka is not playing.</p>.<p>At Roland Garros, Djokovic earned his 19th Grand Slam title to leave him one short of the record co-held by Federer and Nadal.</p>.<p>Federer, a record eight-time champion at the All England Club, said earlier this year that he would build up to Wimbledon as he returned from two surgeries on his knee.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/djokovic-ready-to-be-first-among-equals-at-wimbledon-1000077.html" target="_blank">Djokovic ready to be first among equals at Wimbledon</a></strong></p>.<p>But the 39-year-old Swiss great hasn't been in top form, pulling out of the French Open after a grueling third-round match and failing last week to reach the Halle Open quarterfinals for the first time.</p>.<p>Federer was tantalizingly close to a ninth Wimbledon title in the 2019 final, holding two championship points before eventually losing to Djokovic in a fifth-set tiebreaker. It was Djokovic's fifth Wimbledon title.</p>.<p>The 39-year-old Williams' latest bid for a record-tying 24th Grand Slam title ended in a fourth-round loss at the French Open. Her most recent major title came in early 2017.</p>.<p>Wimbledon was canceled last year for the first time since 1945 because of the coronavirus pandemic.</p>