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2013 Australian Open: Why Andy Murray Is Favorite to Win 1st Grand Slam of Year

By Dan Talintyre - (Featured Columnist) on January 8, 2013



http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1475813-2013-australian-open-why-andy-murray-is-favorite-to-win-1st-grand-slam-of-year

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Djokovic, Azarenka top seeds for Australian Open

Updated Tue Jan 8, 2013 9:09am AEDT



Photo: Novak Djokovic will go in as number one seed as he tries to defend the men's singles title at the Australian Open. (ABC News: Tony Trung)

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World number ones Novak Djokovic and Victoria Azarenka were named the top seeds on Monday for next week's Australian Open in Melbourne.

Djokovic, who beat Rafael Nadal in five sets in last year's final, will be bidding for his third successive Australian Open title at Melbourne Park.

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Australian Open Men's Seedings:

1: Novak Djokovic (SRB); 2: Roger Federer (SUI); 3: Andy Murray (GBR); 4: David Ferrer (ESP); 5: Tomas Berdych (CZE); 6: Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG); 7: Jo Wilfried Tsonga (FRA); 8: Janko Tipsarevic (SRB); 9: Richard Gasquet (FRA); 10: Nicolas Almagro (ESP); 11: Juan Monaco (ARG); 12: John Isner (USA); 13: Marin Cilic (CRO); 14: Milos Raonic (CAN); 15: Gilles Simon (FRA); 16: Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI); 17: Kei Nishikori (JPN); 18: Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER); 19: Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR); 20: Tommy Haas (GER); 21: Sam Querrey (USA); 22: Andreas Seppi (ITA); 23: Fernando Verdasco (ESP); 24: Mikhail Youzhny (RUS); 25: Jerzy Jonowicz (POL); 26: Florian Mayer (GER); 27: Jurgen Melzer (AUT); 28: Martin Klizan (SVK); 29: Marcos Baghdatis (CYP); 30: Thomaz Bellucci (BRA); 31: Radel Stepanek (CZE); 32: Marcel Granollers (ESP)
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Roger Federer, who has a record 17 grand slam titles in 24 finals, is the second seed ahead of US Open champion Andy Murray and Spain's David Ferrer.

Nadal will miss the year-opening grand slam as he is suffering from a stomach virus.

Defending women's singles champion Azarenka is seeded ahead of last year's finalist, Russian Maria Sharapova, five-time winner Serena Williams and Poland's Wimbledon finalist Agnieszka Radwanska.


Photo: Defending champion and world number one Victoria Azarenka is the number one seed for the women's singles draw in this year's Australian Open. (ABC News: Tony Trung)

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Australian Open Women's Seedings:

1: Victoria Azarenka (BLR); 2: Maria Sharapova (RUS); 3: Serena Williams (USA); 4: Agnieszka Radwanska (POL); 5: Angelique Kerber (GER); 6: Li Na (CHN); 7: Sara Errani (ITA); 8: Petra Kvitova (CZE); 9: Samantha Stosur (AUS); 10: Caroline Wozniacki (DEN); 11: Marion Bartoli (FRA); 12: Nadia Petrova (RUS); 13: Ana Ivanovic (SRB); 14: Maria Kirilenko (RUS); 15: Dominika Cibulkova (SVK); 16: Roberta Vinci (ITA); 17: Lucie Safarova (CZE); 18: Julia Goerges (GER); 19: Ekaterina Makarova (RUS); 20: Yanina Wickmayer (BEL); 21: Varvara Lepchenko (USA); 22: Jelena Jankovic (SRB); 23: Klara Zakopalova (CZE); 24: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS); 25: Venus Williams (USA); 26: Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE); 27: Soran Cirstea (ROM); 28: Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ); 29: Sloane Stephens (USA); 30: Tamira Paszek (AUT); 31: Urszula Radwanska (POL); 32: Mona Barthel (GER)
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AFP

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-01-08/djokovic2c-azarenka-top-seeds-for-australian-open/4455922?section=sport