Slams will stay with 32 seeds next year

The four major tennis tournaments will continue to seed 32 players for men’s and women’s singles draws, after the Grand Slam Board (GSB) announced on Thursday it had reversed an earlier decision to halve the number.

Having indicated last year that the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open would only have 16 seeds starting in 2019, the organization in charge of the Grand Slams said the current format will remain in place next year.

“Following a full year of Grand Slam match analysis and feedback from all other constituencies, especially players and broadcast partners, the Grand Slam tournaments have decided there is no compelling reason to revert to 16 seeds,” the GSB said in a statement.