KABUL (SW): The US Open 2017 begins with a dwindled field in the men's side as five of the top-10 players in the world pulled out due to injuries leaving Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal as firm favorites.
There will be no Rafa Nadal against Roger Federer final once again at the US Open – it is almost written in the stars that the two just won’t clash under the lights of Flushing Meadows after a two week period. As a matter of fact, they have never faced off in New York despite playing 37 matches in all, the Indian Express has reported.
In the 2017 edition, both are placed in the top half of the draw and if all things go well, will clash in the semi-finals.
The two have turned back the clock by a decade to take over the field and have been dominating the season. It has also helped that the two men who could have given them a real fight have struggled with loss of form and injuries.
In women's section, Garbine Muguruza stands head-and-shoulders above rest. Maria Sharapova is back with a wildcard and is set to compete in her first Grand Slam since the doping suspension. This despite the fact that she was not handed wildcard at French Open, pulled out qualifying at Wimbledon, and has been in poor fitness recently, the report added.
Since 1987, the US Open has been chronologically the fourth and final tennis major comprising the Grand Slam each year; the other three, in chronological order, are the Australian Open, the French Open and Wimbledon.
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