Australian Open 2022: Novak Djokovic, Ash Barty confirmed as prime seeds after dramatic buildup

Australian Open 2022: Novak Djokovic, who received a courtroom battle towards the cancellation of his Australian visa, has been confirmed as the highest seed in males’s singles whereas former champion Rafael Nadal begins because the sixth seed. Novak Djokovic has been coaching at Melbourne Park after he was launched from immigration detention (AP Photo)HIGHLIGHTSNovak Djokovic will start his title defence as the highest seed in MelbourneDjokovic efficiently challenged his visa cancellation in courtroomRafael Nadal will start the Australian Open because the sixth seedWorld No. 1 Novak Djokovic received the highest billing because the Australian Open confirmed the seeding for women and men’s singles occasions on Tuesday, January 11. The Serb will defend his crown because the top-seeded males’s singles participant after successful a courtroom battle towards the cancellation of his Australia visa — a dramatic flip of occasions that dominated headlines throughout the globe.

Home favorite Ash Barty would be the prime seed within the ladies’s singles discipline whereas defending champion Naomi Osaka has been seeded thirteenth, one above Simona Halep.Former champion and 20-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal has slipped to the sixth seed whereas Daniil Medvedev, who received the US Open final 12 months after hammering Djokovic within the last, is seeded 2nd.All eyes will likely be on Djokovic because the unvaccinated Serbian celebrity continued coaching at Melbourne Park on Tuesday. Djokovic’s Australian visa was cancelled regardless of having been granted a medical exemption for the Covi-19 vaccine by the Victorian State authorities. He was held up in an immigration detention heart in Melbourne for 4 days. Djokovic was going through deportation as he failed to offer applicable proof to fulfill entry necessities, border officers stated.However, the Serb challenged the Australian authorities’s choice within the courtroom and received the authorized battle. He was launched from immigration detention on Monday following which he immediately headed to Melbourne Park to coach.However, Djokovic might nonetheless be detained by the federal authorities for a second time and deported. Immigration Minister Alex Hawke’s workplace stated he was nonetheless contemplating whether or not to make use of his discretionary energy to cancel Djokovic’s visa.”In line with due process, Minister Hawke will thoroughly consider the matter,” a spokesman stated, declining to remark additional resulting from authorized causes.Australian Open 2022: Seedings for women and men’s singlesWomen1. Ashleigh Barty (AUS)2. Aryna Sabalenka (BLR)3. Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP)4. Barbora Krejcikova (CZE)5. Maria Sakkari (GRE)6. Anett Kontaveit (EST)7. Iga Swiatek (POL)8. Paula Badosa (ESP)9. Ons Jabeur (TUN)10. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS)11. Sofia Kenin (USA)12. Elena Rybakina (KAZ)13. Naomi Osaka (JPN)14. Simona Halep (ROU)15. Elina Svitolina (UKR)16. Angelique Kerber (GER)17. Emma Raducanu (GBR)18. Coco Gauff (USA)19. Elise Mertens (BEL)20. Petra Kvitova (CZE)21. Jessica Pegula (USA)22. Belinda Bencic (SUI)23. Leylah Fernandez (CAN)24. Victoria Azarenka (BLR)25. Daria Kasatkina (RUS)26. Jelena Ostapenko (LAT)27. Danielle Collins (USA)28. Veronika Kudermetova (RUS)29. Tamara Zidansek (SLO)30. Camila Giorgi (ITA)31. Marketa Vondrousova (CZE)32. Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP)Men1. Novak Djokovic (SRB)2. Daniil Medvedev (RUS)3. Alexander Zverev (GER)4. Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE)5. Andrey Rublev (RUS)6. Rafael Nadal (ESP)7. Matteo Berrettini (ITA)8. Casper Ruud (NOR)9. Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN)10. Hubert Hurkacz (POL)11. Jannik Sinner (ITA)12. Cameron Norrie (GBR)13. Diego Schwartzman (ARG)14. Denis Shapovalov (CAN)15. Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP)16. Cristian Garin (CHI)17. Gael Monfils (FRA)18. Aslan Karatsev (RUS)19. Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP)20. Taylor Fritz (USA)21. Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO)22. John Isner (USA)23. Reilly Opelka (USA)24. Daniel Evans (GBR)25. Lorenzo Sonego (ITA)26. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL)27. Marin Cilic (CRO)28. Karen Khachanov (RUS)29. Ugo Humbert (FRA)30. Lloyd Harris (RSA)31. Carlos Alcaraz (ESP)32. Alex de Minaur (AUS)Click right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.