Novak Djokovic Backs Rafael Nadal in Questioning Wimbledon Championships Seeding

The World Number two tennis player, Rafael Nadal addressed his sour opinion towards the Wimbledon Championships seeding system and now his fellow colleague and rival, Novak Djokovic has backed Rafa’s dis-satisfactory remarks about the British Grand Slam’s tradition.

Earlier, Rafa mentioned that Wimbledon Championships have their own traditions and he was unhappy with their practice. “It’s their choice. Either way, being second or third seed, I have to play at the best level and I’ll fight,” Rafa said.

“It is better to be second than third, but if they consider that I have to be third I will accept. I don’t think it’s a good thing that Wimbledon is the only one with its own seeding formula,” Nadal added.

The top-seed at Wimbledon Championships 2019, Novak Djokovic is presently at Boodles Exhibition event at Stoke Park, United Kingdom.“They do it differently to everyone else and you have to respect that, although it is a little bit surprising,” the reigning Wimbledon champion, Novak Djokovic mentioned.

Roger Federer’s victory in Halle moved him to the second seed spot and he replaced his old friend and foe, Rafael Nadal. His 500 ATP points from Halle were added to his ATP ranking points and his grass-court performance points previously, and hence the Swiss was 180 points ahead of the Spaniard and sealed the second seed spot.

“Roger Federer is the greatest of all-time on grass courts and he has won more Wimbledon titles than anyone else in history, but the guy he is being moved ahead of in the seeings is Rafael Nadal. For that reason, it is surprising a little bit, but it is what it is,” Novak Djokovic added.

With the gentlemen’s seeds being determined using a mathematical formula, the ladies’ track doesn’t use any such techniques to determine the WTA seeds and as stated their seeds are unveiled on the basis of their WTA rankings.

Last year, Serena Williams was ranked 183rd in the world as she came back from her pregnancy hiatus, but she was seeded 25th in Wimbledon’s draw.