Federer seeded second at Wimbledon, Nadal drops to three


  • Tennis
  • Wednesday, 26 Jun 2019

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - ATP 500 - Halle Open - Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle, Germany - June 23, 2019 Switzerland's Roger Federer in action during the final against Belgium's David Goffin REUTERS/Leon Kuegeler

LONDON (Reuters) - Eight-time champion Roger Federer was confirmed as the second seed for Wimbledon on Wednesday, bumping Rafael Nadal down to third despite being ranked below the Spaniard.

Defending champion Novak Djokovic tops the draw while new world number one Ash Barty is top seed in the women's singles.

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