Federer, Henin get top billing at Big W

Wimbledon, the third Grand Slam tournament of the year, begins on Monday. The draw will be held on Friday.

In determining the seedings, Wimbledon took past performances on grass into account. The seedings at other Grand Slams mirror the rankings.

The top 18 women are seeded according to their WTA ranking, with French Open champion Henin number one in her attempt to improve upon her performance as losing Wimbledon finalist in 2001 and 2006.

Maria Sharapova, who won the 2004 title at age 17, is seeded number two, followed by Jelena Jankovic. Two-time winner and Australian Open champion Serena Williams is number seven.

Below the top three men, there were mostly minor movements against the rankings. Fifth-ranked Novak Djokovic was moved up to the number four seeding after winning in Estoril, Miami and Adelaide.

Eleventh-ranked Tomas Berdych was seeded number seven, switching places with Tommy Robredo, while Marcos Baghdatis was the biggest beneficiary of the system. The Cypriot player, who lost to Nadal in straight sets in last year8217;s semi-finals, was seeded at number 10, six places above his ATP ranking.

Lleyton Hewitt, the 2002 champion, was No. 16, three spots above his ranking.