Wimbledon, England - 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 begin the seventh-seeded grass-court tournament next week.
Top-ranked Ashleigh Barty has been seeded first on the women's side. The Australian has not retired since retiring from his second round match at the French Open due to an upper leg injury.
The draw is Friday and the tournament starts on Monday.
Eighth-ranked Federer is seeded seventh as number three Rafael Nadal sits out of Wimbledon to rest and recover after losing to Djokovic in the French Open semi-finals.
Daniil Medvedev is seeded second, followed by Stefanos Tsitsipas and Dominic Thiem, although the Austrian retired from a match in Mallorca on Tuesday due to wrist pain.
Defending champion Simona Halep is seeded second ahead of Aryna Sabalenka and Elina Svitolina. No. 2 Naomi Osaka is not playing.
At Roland Garros, Djokovic earned his 19th Grand Slam title, one short of the record co-held by Federer and Nadal.
The 39-year-old Federer, an eight-time record champion at the All England Club, said earlier this year that he would be ready for Wimbledon as he returned from two knee surgeries.
But he has not been in top form after pulling out of the French Open after a grueling third-round match and failing to reach the quarter-finals of the Halle Open for the first time last week.
Federer was close to a ninth Wimbledon title in the 2019 final, scoring two championship points before eventually losing to Djokovic in a fifth-set tiebreaker. It was Djokovic's fifth Wimbledon title.
The 39-year-old Williams' latest bid for a record 24th Grand Slam title ended with a fourth-round loss at the French Open. His most recent major title came in early 2017.
Wimbledon was canceled last year for the first time since 1945 due to the coronavirus pandemic.