World number ones Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams were named the top seeds on Thursday for one week from now's Australian Open with coordinators adjusting to the present rankings.
Djokovic is pursuing his 6th title in the wake of beating Andy Murray in a year ago's last, while Williams, engaging a knee damage, is after her seventh Australian crown.
Murray, who has lost in four Australian finals, three of them to Djokovic, is the second seed in front of 17-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer.
Kindred Swiss Stan Wawrinka, who won in Melbourne in 2014, is the fourth seed with Rafael Nadal at five.
French world number nine Richard Gasquet was not among the seedings for the year's opening Grand Slam as a result of a back harm.
Romania's Simona Halep is the second seed in the base portion of the ladies' draw in front of Spain's Garbine Muguruza and Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska.
Maria Sharapova, the 2008 champion, is fifth seed, while two-time champ Victoria Azarenka of Belarus is seeded at 14.
World number nine Lucie Safarova is avoiding the Australian Open in light of wellbeing issues connected to a bacterial contamination, while Italy's Flavia Pennetta, positioned at eight, resigned from the game after her win finally year's US Open.
The 2016 Australian Open keeps running from January 18-31.
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