2017 Australian Open seed reports

Breaking down the men's and women's seeds, dark horses, top matches to watch and more at the 2017 Australian Open.

Jon Wertheim | Jan 15, 2017

2017 Australian Open seed reports /

Sports Illustrated's Jon Wertheim breaks down the men's and women's seeds at the 2017 Australian Open. Read on for the dark horses, top first-round matchups, predictions and more.

Published Jan 15, 2017

JON WERTHEIM

Jon Wertheim is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated and has been part of the full-time SI writing staff since 1997, largely focusing on the tennis beat , sports business and social issues, and enterprise journalism. In addition to his work at SI, he is a correspondent for "60 Minutes" and a commentator for The Tennis Channel. He has authored 11 books and has been honored with two Emmys, numerous writing and investigative journalism awards, and the Eugene Scott Award from the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Wertheim is a longtime member of the New York Bar Association (retired), the International Tennis Writers Association and the Writers Guild of America. He has a bachelor's in history from Yale University and received a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He resides in New York City with his wife, who is a divorce mediator and adjunct law professor. They have two children.