Roger Federer was seeded No 1 for Wimbledon today ahead of Rafael Nadal in a reverse of their world rankings. Federer, the defending champion and six-time Wimbledon winner, received the top seeding even though Nadal recently supplanted him as No 1 in the world rankings.

Nadal moved into the top spot after winning the French Open, while Federer slipped to No 2 after losing in the quarterfinals in Paris. Wimbledon uses its discretion to seed players based on their grass-court record. "While the seeding positions of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are reversed from their current rankings, there is no practical effect since they remain the leading seeds in their respective halves of the draw," Wimbledon referee Andrew Jarrett said. The draw will be held Friday, with the two-week Grand Slam tournament starting Monday.