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The Serbian Novak Djokovic, current world number one and top seed, will debut in the Australia Open tennis, the first Grand Slam of the season against Italian Paolo Lorenzi, while Rafael Nadal will have to wait until the end of phase qualification to meet his first opponent

Switzerland´s Roger Federer, seeded third, will also have to wait for the qualification phase to meet the opponent with the launching in the tournament, while David Ferrer, fifth seed will face Portugal´s Rui Machado.

Britain´s Andy Murray, seeded fourth, will the other side of the track when you touch a debut to American Ryan Harrison and Frenchman Jo Wilfried Tsonga, sixth, they have to do with the Uzbek Denis Istomin.

Nicolas Almagro, tenth favorite, will face Polish Lukasz Kubot, while Fernando Verdasco (22), fight the Australian Bernard Tomic, Feliciano Lopez (18) they have to do with Argentina Leonardo Mayer, Marcel Granollers (26) with American Jesse Levine.

Other Spanish to enter the fray are Pablo Andujar, who will face Russian Igor Kunitsyn, Daniel Gimeno Traver also Russian to Alex Bogomolov Jr., Juan Carlos Ferrero to Serbian Viktor Troicki: Guillermo Garcia Lopez Kazakh Mikhail Kukushkin, Albert fellow Montañéz Pere Riba, and Albert Ramos and Czech seventh seed Tomas Berdych.

In the women´s first-seeded Caroline Wozniacki Danish debut at the Australian Anastasia Rodionova, while the Czech Petra Kvitova, second seed, they will have with Russian Vera Dushevina.

Anabel Medina Garrigues, Spanish only included among the top seeds with the number 26, will debut in the tournament with the Czech Eva Biernerova, while Laura Pous Tio they have to do with the tenth favorite Italian Francesca Schiavone.

Silvia Soler Espinosa will debut at the American Sloane Stephens, Lourdes Dominguez Lino of Serbia Ana Ivanovic (21), and Carla Suarez Navarro Irina Romanian Camelia Begu.

Pairings of the main male heads series:

Novak Djokovic (SRB, 1) - Paolo Lorenzi Rafael Nadal (ESP, 2) - classified Roger Federer (SUI, 3) - classified Andy Murray (GBR, 4) - Ryan Harrison (USA) David Ferrer (ESP, 5) - Rui Machado (POR) Jo Wilfried Tsonga (FRA, 6) - Denis Istomin (UZB) Tomas Berdych (CZE, 7) - Albert Ramos (ESP) Mardy Fisch (USA, 8) - Gilles Muller (LUX) Tipsarevi Janko (SRB, 9) - Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) Nicolas Almagro (ESP, 10) - Lukasz Kubot (POL) - Matches of the main women´s seedings: Caroline Wozniacki (DEN, 1) - Radionov Anastasia (RUS) Petra Kvitova (CZE, 2) - Vera Dushevina (RUS) Victoria Azarenka (BLR, 3) - Heather Watson (GBR) Maria Sharapova (RUS, 4) - Gisela Dulko (ARG) Li Na (CHN, 5) - Ksenia Pervak ​​(KAZ) Samantha Stosur (AUS, 6) - Sorana Cirstea (ROU) Vera Zvonareva (RUS, 7) - Alexandra Dulgheru (ROU) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL, 8) - Bethanie Mattek Sands (USA) Marion Bartoli (FRA, 9) - Virginie Razzano (FRA) Francesca Schiavone (ITA 10) - Laura Pous Tio (ESP).

Serbian Novak Djokovic will be the second seed, and Roger Federer, Hexacampeón, third, penalized for failing the quarter last year.

The Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal will begin his title defense at Wimbledon, the third 'Grand Slam' of the season as top seed, it was announced Wednesday at the All England Tennis Club.

The Spaniard, world number one, will start for the first time the high side of the box, and in 2009 also was named top seed, but eventually caused low by injury in the knees and last year, despite leading the ATP rankings, weighed upon his absence and went as the second seed.

In the traditional Wimbledon does not respect the order of ATP and heavier than previous results in grass tournaments. Thus, the Serbian Novak Djokovic will be the second seed, and Roger Federer, Hexacampeón, third, penalized for failing the quarterfinals last course.

The rest of the `Navy ', David Ferrer is seeded seventh, one place below his world ranking as Tomas Berdych played in the final last year. Nicolas Almagro, the sixteenth, also below its ranking, Fernando Verdasco, the twenty-first and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, the twenty-sixth, the two ATP improving his position.

Meanwhile, trains with Robredo Nadal at Wimbledon

Rafael Nadal has made contact with the tracks and All England Tennis Club where from next Monday will defend her Wimbledon title as well as top seed.

The recent winner of Roland Garros flew this morning from Palma to London and then shared the track with Tommy Robredo, in his desire to acclimate as quickly as possible to the English grass courts.

Novak Djokovic also has begun training. "Nole" has been chosen as the Canadian partner Milos Raonic, while Russian Maria Sharapova has taken refuge at the indoor courts of the club to prepare also their participation in the third largest of the season.

Remember that as of the end of the first Grand Slam of the season, played in Australia, was not present either

Rafa Nadal said that "some time" that broke the monopoly shared with Switzerland's Roger Federer, with whom he captured victories in major world tournaments for some years.

The Spaniard recalled that in the end of the first Grand Slam of the season, played in Australia, was not present either two, a situation virtually unprecedented in recent years in the late fourth major tennis tournaments worldwide.

Since 2006 until now have played twenty-one late Grand Slam tournaments and only two of them were not present or Nadal or Federer. Both occurred in the Australia Open and the winner of these two ends was the Serbian Novak Djokovic, who beat Jo Wilfred Tsonga (2008) and Andy Murray (2011).

"In 2005, 2006 or 2007 perhaps it was a little bit of monopoly, but it was for him. I was also there, but a little less. I do believe that long ago that has broken the monopoly. There are many players ready to be there, "insisted the Spaniard tennis player.

When asked about a possible relay in the top of world tennis, Nadal explained that "two years ago it was said that Federer was dead and he ended up number one, winning two Grand Slam and playing the Final Four. "

"It takes a little patience and wait to see how things evolve," he added. "This is not to say that there can be a change because the other two-Djokovic and Murray are very good. And not only are they, other," says Nadal, who asked about the young players who have entered the circuit, Nadal said he has not seen "so many new values."

"Obviously it is Raonic, the Canadian, who has started very While the year and is Dimitrov, who are the two young men who have uploaded more, "he said.

MURRAY AND DJOKOVIC

"I can not say that Murray and Djokovic are young people who have entered the circuit because it takes three years as third and fourth worldwide, and I, after all, I'm just a year older than them," he said with a laugh.

Having come back in the Davis Cup tie against Belgium next week, Nadal will face the 1000 Miami Open, one of the few tournaments this category that has never won, but said that this detail is not a challenge.

"Miami is nothing special. For me it's special every day, every tournament. They have not won, but I've been twice in the final, Indian Wells also gave me good," he said.

"They then both are important. They are the first Masters 1000 season and lends wings to start well because they are the first two tournaments of the year that really score much after the Open de Australia. That's like starting a long season coming to Wimbledon. It is a very important part of the year, "he said.

Although there remains more than a year to dispute the London Olympics, Nadal said he'd like to repeat the experience he enjoyed three years ago in Beijing, where he won the individual gold medal.

"I hope I can be there. The Games I lived in Beijing, not because of winning finish, if not by experience I lived there. Those were memorable games and hopefully I can repeat. If not I will because I could not, not because they did not want, "he said.

Despite the tight schedule, Nadal acknowledged that about being "pretty up" his Facebook page, where it has more than five and a half million followers.

"It's a way of communicating and I'm pretty over it. I thank the fans who follow me around and they're on my page. It is nice to see so many people follow me, "he said.

American Pete Sampras said Thursday that the Spanish Rafael Nadal, world number 1 and U.S. Open champions, "is continuing" and "a beast" who "works hard every point," and that looks likely that the Roger Federer island exceeds the number of Grand Slams.

American Pete Sampras said Thursday that the Spanish Rafael Nadal, world number 1 and U.S. Open champions, "is continuing" and "a beast" who "works hard every point," and that the island is likely to overtake Roger Federer in the number of Grand Slams.

"The only question is how long can Rafa support your body physically with how hard he works every point. Just look at him play, the guy is relentless," said Sampras, who lifted 64 titles in its ten-year career, from 1988 to 2003. In addition, said the world number 1 is "a beast on the court and is able to overtake Roger Federer as the player who more Grand Slam tournaments won. "If you are smart with your calendar and taking into account that has so many titles at such a young age, may be quiet," he said.

Nadal, 24, scored his ninth trophy in Grand Slam events by winning the U.S. Open earlier this month and became the seventh man to conquer the four major tennis tournaments. For his part, Federer holds the record for major titles such -16 -, with which he left behind previous record of 14 that belonged to the American retired Sampras, who said that Nadal does not need to be considered one of the best because their successes speak for themselves. "He's won all the big tournaments. Won the Olympics. He has mastered his main rival, Roger," Sampras continued, referring to the record of 14 wins and seven defeats Spanish favors in duels with the Swiss. "I do not think their goal are 16, 17 or 18 (Grand Slam titles), he just goes to be improving as a player and if that happens, great. Could do it. There is much work to do and he works too hard in every match he plays, but is a beast, "he reiterated.

The praise for Nadal did not let you forget Sampras Federer. "He's a great big favorite in every tournament he plays. She had two match points against Djokovic," said Sampras of defeat the Swiss in five sets against Serbia in the semifinals of the recent U.S. Open. "They could have been in the final.'s Playing well, I see no great decline. Other guys are playing better. The next two or three years is a challenge. But Roger is up to and can win more titles," he said.

Although Sampras would not enter into the debate over who is the best tennis player ever. "Everyone wants to appoint one. As I see it, in all sports, especially tennis, every generation has its own player. In 60's was Laver, Lendl and McEnroe were in the 80, Andre and I in the 90's. It is difficult to answer. Every decade has its own, "continued U.S. also included in its list Bjorn Borg and Don Budge." But Rafa is definitely at that point. One must put it in the first three or four times what has been achieved and it is not over yet. He is in the middle of his career, so you can achieve a lot more, "he said.