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The draw for the U.S. Open was revealed on Thursday, and top seed Roger Federer could meet former world No. 1 Rafael Nadal in the men’s final.

Federer and Nadal have never squared off in a U.S. Open final, but it could be a possibility next month. They’ve met in seven major finals, with the Spaniard winning five-of-seven.

The reigning five-time champion Federer will open defense of his titles against American Devin Britton. The Swiss could face eighth-seeded Russian Nikolay Davydenko in the quarterfinals and possibly Novak Djokovic or Andy Roddick in the semis.

A potential third-round opponent for Federer could be 2001 champion and former world No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt. Federer beat Hewitt in the 2004 finale in Flushing.

Federer is the all-time men’s king with 15 major titles, including the last five in the Big Apple. He hasn’t lost in New York since 2003, the year Roddick claimed his only Grand Slam championship.

The amazing Federer beat Britain’s Andy Murray in last year’s U.S. Open finale.

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It’s hard to pick a clear winner for the US Open but you can’t really bet against Serena Williams when it comes to the Grand Slams, she has this knack of turning it on for the big events.

She hasn’t actually performed very well since Wimbledon, I’ve watched some of her matches and she’s lacked a bit of intensity and lost to players you wouldn’t expect, but I’m sure when it comes to a Grand Slam she’ll be very focused and turn it on.

But I do think the women’s draw at the US Open is so open, it’s really up for grabs.

It will be interesting to see how Kim Clijsters does having had two years out of the game. She’s made a pretty good comeback. In Cincinnati and Toronto she proved to everyone she can play well but I’m not sure she can go all the way.

It would be a great story if she did win the US Open but physically I wonder if she can play seven matches at that kind of level.

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