Andy Murray has been seeded fourth for the Wimbledon men's singles championship. The world No1 and defending champion, Novak Djokovic, is first seed while Maria Sharapova heads the women's draw.
The women's seedings follow the WTA world rankings, which means the defending champion, Petra Kvitova, is seeded fourth. The men's seeding system, meanwhile, takes into account performances on grass. This means the top five seeds follow the world rankings but David Ferrer and Tomas Berdych, ranked No6 and No7 respectively by the ATP, swap places for Wimbledon. Mardy Fish, the world No12, is seeded 10th.
Britain's Colin Fleming and Ross Hutchins are No13 seeds in the men's doubles, while Andy Murray's brother Jamie is seeded No14, alongside his American partner Eric Butorac.
Seedings for Wimbledon men's singles (top 16)
1) Novak Djokovic
2) Rafael Nadal
3) Roger Federer
4) Andy Murray
5) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
6) Tomas Berdych
7) David Ferrer
8) Janko Tipsarevic
9) Juan Martin Del Potro
10) Mardy Fish
11) John Isner
12) Nicolás Almagro
13) Gilles Simon
14 Feliciano López
15) Juan Mónaco
16) Marin Cilic
Seedings for Wimbledon women's singles (top 16)
1) Maria Sharapova
2) Victoria Azarenka
3) Agnieszka Radwanska
4) Petra Kvitova
5) Samantha Stosur
6) Serena Williams
7) Caroline Wozniacki
8) Angelique Kerber
9) Marion Bartoli
10) Sara Errani
11) Li Na
12) Vera Zvonareva
13) Dominika Cibulkova
14) Ana Ivanovic
15) Sabine Lisicki
16) Flavia Pennetta
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Wimbledon 2012: Ex-champ Pat Cash backs Andy Murray to land title with help from Ivan Lendl - Daily Record
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Watford target Kuszczak joins Brighton (From Watford Observer) - Watford Observer
Manchester United goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak joins Brighton and Hove Albion
9:49am Wednesday 20th June 2012 in Sport
Watford target Tomasz Kuszczak has agreed to join Brighton and Hove Albion on a free transfer.
Kuszczak has known for some time that he would be released by Manchester United and joined Watford on loan for the final two months of the season, making 13 appearances.
The Hornets wanted to make the switch permanent but it always seemed unlikely they would be able to compete with other interested clubs when it came to wages.
Kuszczak told Brighton's website: "I have played Premier League football for eight years, with West Bromwich Albion and Manchester United, and I believe the structure is in place here to join them.
"The manager and coaching staff, the team, stadium, crowds, through to the plans for the new training ground, everything is geared up for playing at the highest level and I could sense that ambition to be a top club straight away.
"Also when I played against Brighton last season, while on loan at Watford, I was very impressed with the way the team played - it was totally different to the rest of the Championship and more like what I was used to at Manchester United.
"This team likes to pass the ball, they like to create, they are attractive to watch. The way Brighton play is the future of football. I had other clubs who wanted to sign me but my heart told me that this was the right choice."
Kuszczak has agreed a two-year contract and the move will be completed on July 1.
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Wimbledon 2012: Andy Murray in warm-up at The Boodles - BBC News
Andy Murray starts his final preparations for Wimbledon at The Boodles tournament on Wednesday.
The British number one, who made an early exit from Queen's last week, plays the world number eight, Serb Janko Tipsarevic.
Murray suffered a shock defeat against Nicholas Mahut in the second round of the Aegon Championships.
Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic will also play at the Buckinghamshire exhibition event this week.
Marin Cilic, who won the Aegon Championships at Queen's following David Nalbandian's disqualification in Sunday's final, follows Murray on court to face American John Isner.
Nalbandian features in Wednesday's third match at Stoke Park when he plays Nicolas Almagro.
The seedings for the 126th Wimbledon Championships, which run from Monday 25 June to Sunday 8 July, are due to be announced on Wednesday.
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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