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Serena Williams seeded for Wimbledon
LONDON, June 27, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Seven-time Wimbledon champion Serena
Williams has been seeded 25 for this year’s women’s singles by the organisers
despite being ranked 183 in the world.
The 36-year-old — who was not seeded for the French Open — has made only
a tentative return to action following complications during daughter Alexis
Olympia’s birth. Some had argued against her being seeded with world number
32 Dominika Cibulkova telling the BBC it would be ‘unfair’ as she would be
the player to lose out as there are 32 seeds.
The All England Club usually follows the WTA ranking list, but reserves the
right to make a change if it “is necessary to produce a balanced draw”.
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