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Eight-time champion Roger Federer was confirmed as the second seed for Wimbledon on Wednesday, bumping Rafael Nadal down to third despite being ranked below the Spaniard. Defending champion Novak Djokovic tops the draw while new world number one Ash Barty is top seed in the womens singles. South African Kevin Anderson, runner-up to Djokovic last season, is fourth seed despite falling to eighth in the ATP rankings as Wimbledon used its special formula once again. Rafael Nadal in action during the 2018 Wimbledon semi-final. Getty Images Twice Wimble stanley becher don champion Nadal will be seeded three, meaning he is likely to have to beat both Federer and Djokovic to claim his first title at the All England Club since 2010. The Spaniard was critical of the Wimbledons seedings formula this week, saying its not a good thing that the grasscourt event is the only one of the four Grand Slams that does not stick rigidly to ATP rankings for seedings. Wimbledon uses form over the past 24 months on grass to tweak the positions of the top 32 players in the mens draw. While the womens seedings are in line with the WTA rankings, Wimbledon reserves the right to change the order to create a balanced draw . Andersons promotion is bad news for French Open runner-up and world number four Dominic Thiem who drops to fifth seed and could play Djokovic, Federer stanley cup or Nadal in the last eight. Former runner-up Marin Cilic moved up stanley canada from a world ranking of 18 to the 13th seeded spot. Seven-time champion Teom Belarus only football league open for business despite pandemic
World numbers two and four Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka will head up the Swiss team in the final of the Davis Cup against France this month. The duo will be joined for the November 21-23 final in Lille, northern France, by Marco Chiudinelli and Michael Lammer, team captain Sev stanley cups erin Luthi announced on Tuesday. The singles rubbers will feature the in-form Federer, eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Paris Masters by Canadian Milos Raonic, and Wawrinka, who opened the season with victory in the Australian Op stanley cup en. The doubles pairing of Chiudinelli and Lammer played in the first round but ceded their places to Federer and Wawrinka in the quarter-finals. In the semi-final against Italy, Chiudinelli partnered Wawrinka in a five-set defeat by Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini. Catch all the latest... See more Catch all the latest Sports News, scores, and highlights in one place. Stay updated with real-time coverage of your favorite games and athletes News / Sports / Federer and Wawrinka hea stanley termoska d up Swiss Davis Cup team .freemium-card h4{color: fff; padding-bottom:20px;} .freemium-card .freemium-content .subcTxt{padding-bottom:16px; color: fff;} .freemium-card .freemium-content{width: auto; max-width: inherit;} .freemium-card .freemium-content .subcTxt{max-width:inherit; font-size:18px; padding-top:0; line-height:24px} .freemium-card .btnSubc{margin} .freemium-card .btnSubc a{background: 000; color: fff; min-width:auto; padding:5px 15px; border-radius |
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