French Open tennis in Paris
David Ferrer (L) and Rafael Nadal (C) hold their trophies next to Usain Bolt after Nadal won their French Open men's final match at Roland Garros in Paris on June 9, 2013. Nadal defeated Ferrer 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 to become the first player ever to win the same Grand Slam tournament eight times. UPI/David Silpa
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Rafael Nadal, coming off a French Open victory that ran his 2013 record to 43-2, has been seeded No. 5 for the Wimbledon Championships, which begin next week.
World No. 1 Serena Williams, who started a tear that has ruled women's tennis at Wimbledon since last year, is the No. 1 women's seed for the 2013 tournament.
Daniela Hantuchova and Simona Halep used WTA wins to make strong moves in the world women's rankings before the Wimbledon draw is made this week.
Roger Federer continued his climb in the ATP record book with his win at the Gerry Weber Open.
Top-seeded Andy Murray earned his third career victory at the Queen's Club Sunday with a defeat of Marin Cilic in the Aegon Championships final.
Roger Federer posted his first victory of 2013 Sunday, besting Russian Mikhail Youzhny to claim his sixth career Gerry Weber Open title.
Seventh-seeded Simona Halep of Romania beat Andrea Petkovic of Germany in Nuremberg Saturday for her first WTA career victory.
Top-seeded Jelena Jankovic won twice but three high seeds were upset victims Wednesday at the WTA tournament in Nuremberg, Germany.
Third-seeded Juan Martin del Potro returned from an illness with a win and No. 6 Sam Querrey also advanced Tuesday in Round 2 of the Aegon Championships.
World No. 1 Serena Williams has put greater distance between herself and other competitors in the women's tennis rankings.
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