Rafael Nadal will participate in the Australian Open 2009 tournament with seed number 1. This has happened first time in last four years when former champion Roger Federer had been the top seed. After Nadal, the players who are next top seeded are Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and others.
Among the women, it was Jelena Jankovic who has been top seeded this time followed by Serena Williams who is seeded second. Dinara Safina and Elena Dementieva are seeded third and fourth, followed by 2008 Australian Open runner-up Ana Ivanovic and Wimbledon champion Venus Williams.
The draw for the Australian Open will be held Friday.
Reference taken from www.ndtv.com