Alcaraz & Swiatek Officially Announced As Top Seeds At Wimbledon

| by Kadir Macar

Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek have been confirmed as the top seeds at the 2023 Wimbledon, leading 32-player fields.

The former player and former Australian Open CEO Paul McNamee explained earlier this week why Djokovic not being the top seed is a bad look for the event. McNamee agreed that technically being the top or second seed doesn't mean much in terms of the draw but with last year's points, Djokovic would have been the top seed easily this year according to the Australian.

It's true he would have been, and things would have been very different for many players. Rybakina famously said last year that her Wimbledon triumph didn't feel like a Grand Slam win as she didn't get the 2000 points that go along with it. In any case, Alcaraz is the top seed having returned to world number one following his Queen's Club win.

The Spaniard would like to change the dominance of Djokovic at Wimbledon but he understands that it will be tough. Dealing with some apparent muscle issues days before the event is set to begin certainly won't make many fans feel that great about it his proclamation.

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In terms of the rest of the field, Novak Djokovic sits at number two, Daniil Medvedev follows at number 3, and 'grass for golfers' campaigner Casper Ruud comes in at number four. Stefanos Tsitsipas holds 5, Holger Rune sits at 6, Andrey Rublev at 7, and Jannik Sinner at 8. When it comes to the women, the top seed is Iga Swiatek who might lose her number-one rank after this event.

Aryna Sabalenka is in striking distance and a deep run to the final or even the trophy would prove enough to get it done. As the number two seed it certainly wouldn't shock too many people. Defending champion Elena Rybakina sits at number three. The rest of the top seeds are Jessica Pegula at 4, Caroline Garcia at 5, Ons Jabeur at 6, Coco Gauff at 7, and Maria Sakkari at 8. Check out the full seedings below.

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2023 Wimbledon ATP & WTA Seedings:

ATP Seeds WTA Seeds
1. Carlos Alcaraz 1. Iga Swiatek
2. Novak Djokovic 2. Aryna Sabalenka
3. Daniil Medvedev 3. Elena Rybakina
4. Casper Ruud 4. Jessica Pegula
5. Stefanos Tsitsipas 5. Caroline Garcia
6. Holger Rune 6. Ons Jabeur
7. Andrey Rublev 7. Coco Gauff
8. Jannik Sinner 8. Maria Sakkari
9. Taylor Fritz 9. Petra Kvitova
10. Frances Tiafoe 10. Barbora Krejcikova
11. Felix Auger-Aliassime 11. Daria Kasatkina
12. Cameron Norrie 12. Veronika Kudermetova
13. Borna Coric 13. Beatriz Haddad Maia
14. Lorenzo Musetti 14. Belinda Bencic
15. Alex de Minaur 15. Liudmila Samsonova
16. Tommy Paul 16. Karolina Muchova
17. Hubert Hurkacz 17. Jelena Ostapenko
18. Francisco Cerundolo 18. Karolina Pliskova
19. Alexander Zverev 19. Victoria Azarenka
20. Jan-Lennard Struff 20. Donna Vekic
21. Roberto Bautista Agut 21. Ekaterina Alexandrova
22. Grigor Dimitrov 22. Anastasia Potapova
23. Sebastian Korda 23. Magda Linette
24. Alexander Bublik 24. Qinwen Zheng
25. Yoshihito Nishioka 25. Madison Keys
26. Nicolas Jarry 26. Anhelina Kalinina
27. Denis Shapovalov 27. Bernarda Pera
28. Daniel Evans 28. Elise Mertens
29. Tallon Griekspoor 29. Irina-Camelia Begu
30. Tomas Martin Etcheverry 30. Petra Martic
31. Nick Kyrgios 31. Mayar Sherif
32. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 32. Marie Bouzkova

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