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Nadal Not Thrilled about Dropping to No.3 Due to Wimbledon Seeding Formula


Rafael Nadal isn’t thrilled that Wimbledon’s specific method of seeding its tournament might force him down a notch when the All England Club releases its seeds for the 2019 men’s singles draw on Wednesday (Update: The Seeds have been released and can be viewed here).

Wimbledon uses the following formula to determine men’s singles seeds:

1. Take the ATP Ranking points at 24 June 2019
2. Add 100% of the points earned for all grass court tournaments in the immediate past 12 months period prior to 24 June 2019
3. Add 75% of the points earned for the best grass court tournament in the 12 months prior to that.

“[The system] is based on giving additional credit for grass court performance in the two year period immediately before the date used for seeding for The Championships,” according to Wimbledon.com.

That could leave Nadal as the third seed, despite being ranked No.2 in the world, which means he could have to face both Djokovic and Federer to win the tournament.

“Wimbledon is the only tournament of the year that does it like this,” Nadal told Spanish television channel Movistar. “Obviously it would be better to be two than three but if they think I have to be three I will accept three and fight to win the matches I have to win.”

Nadal doesn’t like that the Championships are the only tournament that arranges its seeds based on their own formula.

“Having said that, the only thing that doesn’t seem right about this issue is that it is only Wimbledon that does it,” he said. “If they all did it, it would seem more correct. It’s not only about my particular case. There have been many occasions when players have played well all year on all surfaces but Wimbledon does not respect the ranking they have earned.”

Novak Djokovic also feels for Nadal.

“They do it differently to everyone else and you have to respect that, although it is a little bit surprising,” said Djokovic, who talked to reporters while at the Boodles in Stoke Park. “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 seedings is Rafael Nadal. … “For that reason, it is surprising a little bit, but it is what it is.”

Here’s how the seeds differ from the rankings if Wimbledon sticks with its formula:

And here are the official Wimbledon seeds:

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