Djokovic and Sharapova named as top seeds for Wimbledon

Defending champion Novak Djokovic and 2004 winner Maria Sharapova are the top seeds for this year's Wimbledon Championships.

Wed, 20 Jun, 2012 - 15:02

Defending champion Novak Djokovic and 2004 winner Maria Sharapova are the top seeds for this year's Wimbledon Championships.

Both players will top the pile at the All England Club for the first time in their careers, with Djokovic having guaranteed the number one ranking by reaching the final 12 months ago.

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CourtsTennisPlace: Queen's ClubPerson: DjokovicPerson: SharapovaPerson: Novak DjokovicPerson: Maria SharapovaPerson: Victoria AzarenkaPerson: Agnieszka RadwanskaPerson: Petra KvitovaPerson: Sam StosurPerson: Serena WilliamsPerson: Caroline WozniackiPerson: Kaia KanepiPerson: Andrea PetkovicPerson: Rafael NadalPerson: Roger FedererPerson: Andy MurrayPerson: Jo-Wilfried TsongaPerson: Tomas BerdychPerson: David FerrerPerson: SpaniardPerson: Mardy FishPerson: John IsnerPerson: Nicolas AlmagroPerson: Feliciano LopezPerson: Marin CilicPerson: Bernard TomicPerson: Andy RoddickEvent: WimbledonEvent: Wimbledon ChampionshipsEvent: French OpenEvent: US OpenOrganisation: All England Club
<p>Novak Djokovic lost his first match since losing to Jannik Sinner at Wimbledon. Pic: Mike Egerton/PA</p>

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