The draw at the U.S. Open has been announced, with a number of intriguing matches possible on the docket at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York.
Defending Wimbledon champion and No. 1 seed Roger Federer will play American Donald Young in the first round. He could have an Olympic finals rematch with No. 3 seed and Gold medalist Andy Murray in a potential semifinal match after being placed on the same side of the draw. Murray will meet Russia's Alex Bogomolov Jr. in the first round.
No. 2 seed and defending U.S. Open champ Novak Djokovic will take on Italian Paolo Lorenzi, but could face No. 4 seed David Ferrer in the semifinal as they are on the same side of the draw as well.
Other possible quarterfinals match ups include Federer vs. No. 6 Tomas Berdych, who upset him in the 2010 Wimbledon quarterfinals, Djokovic vs. 2009 U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro, Murray vs. No. 5 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, and Ferrer vs. No. 8 Janko Tipsarevic.
On the women's side of the draw, Victoria Azarenka has been named the No. 1 seed, followed by Agnieszka Radwanska and Maria Sharapova as the No. 2 and 3 seeds, respectively. Defending Wimbledon champ and Olympic gold medalist Serena Williams was named the No. 4 seed.
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