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As expected Alcaraz and Sabalenka named top-seeded players at the Australian Open

As expected Alcaraz and Sabalenka named top-seeded players at the Australian Open | iNFOnews.ca
FILE - Carlos Alcaraz, of Spain, kisses the championship trophy after defeating Jannik Sinner, of Italy, in the men's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, file)

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka were officially made the top-seeded players for the Australian Open which begins Sunday at Melbourne Park.

The announcement on Wednesday comes a day ahead of the tournament draw.

Two-time defending champion Jannik Sinner was seeded second, with Alexander Zverev third and 10-time champion Novak Djokovic fourth. Sabalenka, Iga Świątek and Coco Gauff are the top three seeds in the women’s draw for the second consecutive year.

Madison Keys returns as the defending champion and the ninth-seeded player, one of four American women among the top 10 seeds.

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Men’s Singles Seedings

1. Carlos Alcaraz, Spain

2. Jannik Sinner, Italy

3. Alexander Zverev, Germany

4. Novak Djokovic, Serbia

5. Lorenzo Musetti, Italy

6. Alex de Minaur, Australia

7. Felix Auger-Aliassime, Canada

8. Ben Shelton, United States

9. Taylor Fritz, United States

10. Alexander Bublik, Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan

11. Daniil Medvedev

12. Casper Ruud, Norway

13. Andrey Rublev

14. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Spain

15. Karen Khachanov

16. Jakub Mensik, Czech Republic

17. Jiri Lehecka, Czech Republic

18. Francisco Cerundolo, Argentina

19. Tommy Paul, United States

20. Flavio Cobolli, Italy

21. Denis Shapovalov, Canada

22. Luciano Darderi, Italy

23. Tallon Griekspoor, Netherlands

24. Arthur Rinderknech, France

25. Learner Tien, United States

26. Cameron Norrie, Britain

27. Brandon Nakashima, United States

28. Joao Fonseca, Brazil

29. Frances Tiafoe, United States

30. Valentin Vacherot, Monaco

31. Stefanos Tsitsipas, Greece

32. Corentin Moutet, France —-AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis

As expected Alcaraz and Sabalenka named top-seeded players at the Australian Open | iNFOnews.ca
Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus waves to the crowd after winning the women’s final match against Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine 6-4, 6-3, at the Brisbane International tennis tournament in Brisbane, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard)

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