Andy Murray named top seed in men's draw for Wimbledon

Andy Murray of Great Britain celebrates victory during the Men's Singles first round match against Liam Broady of Great Britain on day two of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on June 28, 2016 in Londo
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Andy Murray is named as the number one seed in the men's draw at Wimbledon as he prepares to defend his title.

Defending champion Andy Murray has been named as the number one seed in the men's draw for Wimbledon.

The Scotsman, who is ranked number one in the world, has not had the ideal preparation for the Grand Slam due to indifferent form.

The 30-year-old was knocked out of the first round at Queen's last week, and withdrew from an exhibition match on Tuesday due to a hip problem.

The good news for Murray is that he cannot face Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal until the semi-finals at the All England Club as they are seeded second, third and fourth respectively.

As for the women's side, Angelique Kerber is the number one seed, Simona Halep is second, Karolina Pliskova third and Elina Svitolina fourth.

Britain's Johanna Konta has been seeded eighth for the tournament.

Andy Murray during his first-round match against Nicolas Mahut on day two of the Aegon Championships at Queen's on June 14, 2016
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1Scotland flag Andy Murray9,390
2Spain Rafael Nadal7,285
3Switzerland Stanislas Wawrinka6,175
4Serbia Novak Djokovic6,055
5Switzerland Roger Federer5,265
6Croatia Marin Cilic4,235
7Canada Milos Raonic4,150
8Austria Dominic Thiem3,895
9Japan Kei Nishikori3,830
10France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga3,075
11Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov3,070
12Alexander Zverev3,070
13Belgium David Goffin2,785
14France Gael Monfils2,695
15Czech Republic Tomas Berdych2,570
16Lucas Pouille2,570
17Pablo Carreno Busta2,360
18United States Jack Sock2,335
19Spain Roberto Bautista Agut2,155
20Australia Nick Kyrgios2,110