Rafael Nadal is world number two but the second spot was handed to third-ranked Roger Federer in the tradition of Wimbledon’s right to determine this matter. Nadal is only some points ahead of Federer who is an eight-time Wimbledon champion and winner of the warm-up event in Halle Germany for the tenth time. The Committee of Management at the All England Club considers a player’s record on grass courts to determine seedings. Nadal and Djokovic did not play in the grass-courts event leading to Wimbledon but this contributed to the decision on Nadal. Much depends on her first round match against 5-time Wimbledon winner, Venus Williams in a historic match up.

Source: The Guardian July 01, 2019 04:18 UTC