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Andy Murray seeded sixth for Australian Open

World number one Novak Djokovic is named as top seed for the Australian Open, which gets underway in Melbourne next Monday.

British number one Andy Murray has been seeded sixth for next week's Australian Open in Melbourne.

The 27-year-old, who has reached the final of the competition three times previously, will be competing in his first Grand Slam since undergoing back surgery last year.

Meanwhile, world number one Novak Djokovic will head into the tournament - which gets underway next Monday - as top seed, while Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are second and third respectively.

Five-time champion Serena Williams is top seed for the women's event, but Heather Watson will have no protection in Friday's draw for the first Grand Slam of the year.

Elsewhere, British duo Kyle Edmund and Brydan Klein are two matches away from reaching the main draw, having both progressed from the first qualifying round earlier today.

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