The top two seeds for the 2024 Australian Open are Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek

Defending champion Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek will be the top seeds at the Australian Open, the year’s first Grand Slam, which begins Sunday at Melbourne Park.

The men’s seedings match the ATP rankings as of Wednesday, with 24-time major winner Djokovic behind Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz, the only player to defeat him at a Grand Slam tournament in 2023.

The women’s seedings followed the WTA rankings from Nos. 1-8, with Barbora Krejcikova moving up to No. 9 at Melbourne Park due to the injury-forced absence of her fellow Czech Karolina Muchova, a French Open finalist last year.