Wimbledon seedings: Murray top with Djokovic, Federer and Nadal chasing

ByESPN STAFF
June 28, 2017, 8:45 AM

— -- Defending champion and world No. 1 Andy Murray has been named the top seed at Wimbledon for the first time in his career, with the other Big Four members also dominating the men's seedings.

Novak Djokovic sits in second, with seven-time Wimbledon champion? Roger Federer?the third seed, and Rafael Nadal -- fresh off his recent French Open title -- in fourth.

It is the first time the Big Four of men's tennis have been the top four seeds at a Slam since Wimbledon 2014, with world No. 3? Stan Wawrinka, who has never reached the semifinals at Wimbledon, seeded fifth.

Germany's Angelique Kerber is the top seed in the women's singles, with Britain's Johanna Konta sixth -- the highest for a British woman since Virginia Wade in 1979.

Serena Williams will not feature at this year's tournament because of her pregnancy, but sister Venus, who reached this year's Australian Open final, sits 10th.

Wimbledon is the only Grand Slam tournament in which seedings do not automatically follow the rankings, with greater weight being given to recent results on grass in the men's event. The women's event, however, is ranked in line with the WTA rankings.?

Milos Raonic, who fell to Murray in the 2016 Wimbledon final, has been handed the sixth seed in the men's draw while? Marin Cilic, Dominic Thiem, Kei Nishikori and Alexander Zverev round out the top 10.

Grass-court lover Gilles Muller is the big mover, with the Luxembourger ranked 26th by ATP but seeded 16th for the Wimbledon draw.

Britain's Jamie Murray and his Brazilian partner Bruno Soares are seeded third in the men's doubles as they chase their first Wimbledon title.

Information from PA Sport contributed to this article.