Australian Open men's breakdown

The 2012 Australian Open is the first Grand Slam event of the year and it will be a star-studded affair with all of the world's best players competing.

The top 10 seeds in the tournament are comprised of the top 10-ranked men in tennis today. Milos Raonic from Thornhill, Ont., is in the tournament as the No. 23 seed. It begins Jan. 16, so here is a look at the top men competing in the tournament to get you primed for all the action.

Seed: 1

Age: 24

Country: Serbia

2011 Match Record: 70-6

2011 Singles Titles: 10

Career Singles Titles: 28

2011 Australian Open result: Defeated Andy Murray to win the tournament.

Topspin: Currently the top-ranked male tennis player in the world … Has a career singles record of 394-111 … He leapfrogged Roger Federer and RafaelNadal to become ranked No. 1 in the world for the first time… This will be his eighth Australian Open.

Seed: 2

Age: 25

Country: Spain

2011 Match Record: 69-15

2011 Singles Titles: 3

Career Singles Titles:46

2011 Australian Open result: Lost in the quarter-finals to David Ferrer.

Topspin: Currently the No. 2 ranked male tennis player in the world … Has a career singles record of 544-117 … In 2008 became the first left-hander to finish No. 1 since 1984 … This will be his eighth Australian Open.

Seed: 3

Age: 30

Country: Switzerland

2011 Match Record: 64-12

2011 Singles Titles: 4

Career Singles Titles: 70

2011 Australian Open result: Lost to Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals.

Topspin: Currently the No. 3 ranked male tennis player in the world … Has a career singles record of 810-186 … In 2011 received the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award for the seventh time … This will be his thirteenth Australian Open.

Seed: 4

Age: 24

Country: Scotland

2011 Match Record: 56-13

2011 Singles Titles: 5

Career Singles Titles: 22

2011 Australian Open result: Lost in the finals to Novak Djokovic.

Topspin: Currently the No. 4 ranked male tennis player in the world … Has a career singles record of 328-107 … Last year's Australian Open was his first finals appearance … This will be his seventh Australian Open.

Seed: 5

Age: 26

Country: Spain

2011 Match Record: 59-19

2011 Singles Titles: 2

Career Singles Titles: 11

2011 Australian Open result: Lost in the semi-finals to Andy Murray.

Topspin: Currently the No. 5 ranked male tennis player in the world … Has a career singles record of 412-231 … In 2011 he finished in the top 10 for the first time in three years … This will be his tenth Australian Open.

Seed: 6

Age: 26

Country: France

2011 Match Record: 55-24

2011 Singles Titles: 2

Career Singles Titles: 8

2011 Australian Open result: Lost in the third round to Alexandr Dolgopolov.

Topspin: Currently the No. 6 ranked male tennis player in the world … Has a career singles record of 193-87 … Was named the 2007 ATP Newcomer of Year and the 2008 ATP Most Improved Player of Year… This will be his sixth Australian Open.

Seed: 7

Age: 26

Country: Czech Republic

2011 Match Record: 53-23

2011 Singles Titles:1

Career Singles Titles:6

2011 Australian Open result: Lost in the quarter-finals to Novak Djokovic.

Topspin: Currently the No. 7 ranked male tennis player in the world … Has a career singles record of 315-191 … Was the only top 10 player to not win a title in 2010 … Is a huge hockey fan … This will be his ninth Australian Open.

Seed: 8

Age: 30

Country: United States

2011 Match Record: 43-25

2011 Singles Titles: 1

Career Singles Titles: 6

2011 Australian Open result: Lost in the second round to Tommy Robredo.

Topspin: Currently the No. 8 ranked male tennis player in the world … Has a career singles record of 275-199 … In April he became the No. 1-ranked American for the first time in his career … This will be his tenth Australian Open.

Seed: 9

Age: 27

Country: Serbia

2011 Match Record: 54-26

2011 Singles Titles: 2

Career Singles Titles: 2

2011 Australian Open result: Lost in the second round to Fernando Verdasco.

Topspin: Currently the No. 9 ranked male tennis player in the world … Has a career singles record of 191-165 … Won his first two ATP World Tour titles in October of 2011 … This will be his eighth Australian Open.

Seed: 10

Age: 26

Country: Spain

2011 Match Record: 47-23

2011 Singles Titles: 3

Career Singles Titles: 10

2011 Australian Open result: Lost in the fourth round to Novak Djokovic.

Topspin: Currently the No. 10 ranked male tennis player in the world … Has a career singles record of 234-268… 2011 was a breakthough year for him, finishing in the top 10 for the first time … This will be his eighth Australian Open.

Seed: 23

Age: 21

Country: Canada

2011 Match Record: 31-19

2011 Singles Titles: 1

Career Singles Titles: 2

2011 Australian Open result: Lost in the fourth round to David Ferrer.

Topspin: Currently the No. 25 ranked male tennis player in the world … Has a career singles record of 39-26 … Won his first ATP World Tour title in 2011 and already has one win in 2012 … This will be his second Australian Open.