Andy Murray seeded second and Johanna Konta No17 at Wimbledon

Andy Murray will be seeded second at Wimbledon as the British No1 targets his third grand slam title.

Murray, who ended Britain’s 77-year wait for a men’s champion at the All England Club in 2013, will be in a separate half to the top seed Novak Djokovic when the draw is made on Friday.

In the women’s tournament, Johanna Konta is the first British female to be seeded at Wimbledon since Jo Durie in 1984. Konta is seeded 17th.

Her placing is a reward for a remarkable 12 months, in which she has reached the last 16 at the US Open and the semi-finals at the Australian Open. The 25-year-old’s world ranking has shot up from 146th to 18th.

Murray’s seeding means he cannot face the world No1 Djokovic, who currently holds all four grand slam titles, until the final. Murray has lost 13 of his last 15 matches against the Serb, including the Australian and French Open finals this year, but he has won their last two meetings on grass.

The 17-times major champion Roger Federer is seeded third and his Swiss compatriot Stan Wawrinka four. Canada’s Milos Raonic, who has hired John McEnroe as coach, is sixth.

Serena Williams will be top seed in the women’s draw as the American looks to equal Steffi Graf’s open-era record by sealing a 22nd grand slam triumph.

Williams has failed at the last hurdle in her last two major tournaments, enduring surprise defeats at the Australian and French Open finals this year.

Her conqueror at Roland Garros, Garbiñe Muguruza of Spain, is seeded second with Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska, the 2012 finalist, third.

Seedings at Wimbledon are determined using a combination of a player’s ranking points and their results in grass-court matches. Play at the third grand slam tournament of the year starts on Monday.

List of seeds

MEN

1 Novak Djokovic (Serbia)

2 Andy Murray (Britain)

3 Roger Federer (Switzerland)

4 Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland)

5 Kei Nishikori (Japan)

6 Milos Raonic (Canada)

7 Richard Gasquet (France)

8 Dominic Thiem (Austria)

9 Marin Cilic (Croatia)

10 Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic)

11 David Goffin (Belgium)

12 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France)

13 David Ferrer (Spain)

14 Roberto Bautista Agut (Spain)

15 Nick Kyrgios (Australia)

16 Gilles Simon (France)

17 Gaël Monfils (France)

18 John Isner (US)

19 Bernard Tomic (Australia)

20 Kevin Anderson (South Africa)

21 Philipp Kohlschreiber (Germany)

22 Feliciano López (Spain)

23 Ivo Karlovic (Croatia)

24 Alexander Zverev (Germany)

25 Viktor Troicki (Serbia)

26 Benoît Paire (France)

27 Jack Sock (US)

28 Sam Querrey (US)

29 Pablo Cuevas (Uruguay)

30 Alexandr Dolgopolov (Ukraine)

31 João Sousa (Portugal)

32 Lucas Pouille (France)

WOMEN

1 Serena Williams (US)

2 Garbiñe Muguruza (Spain)

3 Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland)

4 Angelique Kerber (Germany)

5 Simona Halep (Romania)

6 Victoria Azarenka (Belarus)

7 Roberta Vinci (Italy)

8 Belinda Bencic (Switzerland)

9 Venus Williams (US)

10 Madison Keys (US)

11 Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic)

12 Timea Bacsinszky (Switzerland)

13 Carla Suárez Navarro (Spain)

14 Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia)

15 Samantha Stosur (Australia)

16 Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic)

17 Johanna Konta (Britain)

18 Elina Svitolina (Ukraine)

19 Sloane Stephens (US)

20 Dominika Cibulkova (Slovakia)

21 Sara Errani (Italy)

22 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russia)

23 Jelena Jankovic (Serbia)

24 Ana Ivanovic (Serbia)

25 Barbora Strycova (Czech Republic)

26 Irina-Camelia Begu (Romania)

27 Kiki Bertens (Netherlands)

28 Coco Vandeweghe (US)

29 Lucie Safarova (Czech Republic)

30 Daria Kasatkina (Russia)

31 Caroline Garcia (France)

32 Kristina Mladenovic (France)

Pregnant Kim Sears supports Andy Murray at Davis Cup

Kim Sears looked thrilled as she watched her husband Andy Murray storm to victory at the Davis Cup on Sunday. The mum-to-be cheered and punched the air after Andy helped Great Britain to reach the final at the tournament for the first time in 37 years.

It was the third day in a row that Kim had supported her husband at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow along with Andy's family and friends. The 28-year-old, who is around four and a half months pregnant with her first child, kept any hint of a baby bump concealed in a loose fitting blue shirt and jeans, and clutched on to a Union Jack flag to show her support.

Kim Sears supported Andy Murray at the Davis Cup

Kim is a loyal supporter throughout Andy's tennis career, and can often be seen in the crowd alongside his mum Judy Murray. The tennis player recently revealed that the secret to their happy long-term relationship is partly down to the fact that they often spend time apart due to his career.

"I've found spending a bit of time apart isn't actually a bad thing," Andy told The Sun. "If you spend two or three weeks apart and then get to see each other, you appreciate it more.

"You spend six months with each other, then every single day you start arguing about little things. We don't have to travel with each other every single week to make it work."

Andy Murray has reached the final of the Davis Cup

He added: "When she comes, it's nice. It's normally at the end of a three or four-week trip. It breaks it up a little bit."

Kim has recently been working on a passion project of her own, after it was revealed she is "helping" her pet dog Maggie to "write" her own book, due for release in June. The book, entitled How to Look After Your Human: A Dog's Guide, explores how pets can bond with their human friends.