MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka were officially made the top-seeded players for the Australian Open which begins Sunday at Melbourne Park.

The announcement on Wednesday comes a day ahead of the tournament draw.

Two-time defending champion Jannik Sinner was seeded second, with Alexander Zverev third and 10-time champion Novak Djokovic fourth. Sabalenka, Iga Świątek and Coco Gauff are the top three seeds in the women’s draw for the second consecutive year.

Madison Keys returns as the defending champion and the ninth-seeded player, one of four American women among the top 10 seeds.

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Men's Singles Seedings

1. Carlos Alcaraz, Spain

2. Jannik Sinner, Italy

3. Alexander Zverev, Germany

4. Novak Djokovic, Serbia

5. Lorenzo Musetti, Italy

6. Alex de Minaur, Australia

7. Felix Auger-Aliassime, Canada

8. Ben Shelton, United States

9. Taylor Fritz, United States

10. Alexander Bublik, Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan

11. Daniil Medvedev

12. Casper Ruud, Norway

13. Andrey Rublev

14. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Spain

15. Karen Khachanov

16. Jakub Mensik, Czech Republic

17. Jiri Lehecka, Czech Republic

18. Francisco Cerundolo, Argentina

19. Tommy Paul, United States

20. Flavio Cobolli, Italy

21. Denis Shapovalov, Canada

22. Luciano Darderi, Italy

23. Tallon Griekspoor, Netherlands

24. Arthur Rinderknech, France

25. Learner Tien, United States

26. Cameron Norrie, Britain

27. Brandon Nakashima, United States

28. Joao Fonseca, Brazil

29. Frances Tiafoe, United States

30. Valentin Vacherot, Monaco

31. Stefanos Tsitsipas, Greece

32. Corentin Moutet, FranceWomen's Singles Seedings

33. 1. Aryna Sabalenka

34. 2. Iga Świątek, Poland

35. 3. Coco Gauff, United States

36. 4. Amanda Anisimova, United States

37. 5. Elena Rybakina, Kazakhstan

38. 6. Jessica Pegula, United States

39. 7. Jasmine Paolini, Italy

40. 8. Mirra Andreeva

41. 9. Madison Keys, United States

42. 10. Belinda Bencic, Switzerland

43. 11. Ekaterina Alexandrova

44. 12. Elina Svitolina, Ukraine

45. 13. Linda Noskova, Czech Republic

46. 14. Clara Tauson, Denmark

47. 15. Emma Navarro, United States

48. 16. Naomi Osaka, Japan

49. 17. Victoria Mboko, Canada

50. 18. Liudmila Samsonova

51. 19. Karolina Muchova, Czech Republic

52. 20. Marta Kostyuk, Ukraine

53. 21. Elise Mertens, Belgium

54. 22. Leylah Fernández, Canada

55. 23. Diana Shnaider

56. 24. Jelena Ostapenko, Latvia

57. 25. Paula Badosa, Spain

58. 26. Dayana Yastremska, Ukraine

59. 27. Sofia Kenin, United States

60. 28. Emma Raducanu, Britain

61. 29. Iva Jovic, United States

62. 30. Maya Joint, Australia

63. 31. Anna Kalinskaya

64. 32. Marketa Vondrousova, Czech Republic — AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis