Australian Open
What: The year's first Grand Slam tennis tournament
When: Sunday through Jan. 29
Where: Melbourne Park
TV: ESPN, ESPN2
2016 singles champs: Novak Djokovic, Angelique Kerber
Men's top seeds
1. Andy Murray, Britain
2. Novak Djokovic, Serbia
3. Milos Raonic, Canada
4. Stan Wawrinka, Switerzland
5. Kei Nishikori, Japan
6. Gael Monfils, France
7. Marin Cilic, Croatia
8. Dominic Thiem, Austria
Women's top seeds
1. Angelique Kerber, Germany
2. Serena Williams, U.S.
3. Agnieszka Radwanska, Poland
4. Simona Halep, Romania
5. Karolina Pliskova, Czech Rep.
6. Dominika Cibulkova, Slovakia
7. Garbine Muguruza, Spain
8. Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia
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