Murray unhappy with Wimbledon seeding

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Defending champion Roger Federer, seeking a sixth straight title, is the top seed in the men's singles, whilst Serbia's Ana Ivanovic - winner of the French Open at Roland Garros and world number one - is top seed in the women's event.

"I feel like I am one of the top grass-court players in the world, but because I missed Wimbledon I am going to lose out because of it, which I think is a little bit tough," Murray said.

The men's seedings are based on the current world rankings, but are slightly adjusted to take into account grass-court performances in the last two years.

Murray was seeded eighth last year before withdrawing with a wrist injury.

Murray added: "I personally think it should just be done on the rankings, which is much easier."

The 21-year-old Scot is 11th in the current world rankings but world number 25 Marcos Baghdatis and number 19 Tomas Berdych have been moved above him in the seedings with world number 10 Stanislas Wawrinka dropping down.

Cypriot Baghdatis reached the semi-finals in 2006 and was a quarter-finalist last year, while Berdych reached the quarter-finals 12 months ago after winning the grass-court event at Halle.

Murray can have little real cause for complaint however, given he has only dropped one place from his world ranking and reaching the fourth round at Wimbledon in 2006 remains his best result on grass.

The British number one will miss the top seeds in the early rounds but is aware of the dangerous players lurking in Friday's draw, adding: "There are so many guys who can play well, like Ernests Gulbis, who had a great run at the French Open, so you have just got to try to concentrate on each match. You kind of know what is going on around you, but you try not to look too far ahead."