World No 1 Novak Djokovic could meet eighth-seed Rafael Nadal in the US Open quarter-finals while Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka meet in another quarter-final under the US Open draw announced Thursday.
Djokovic’s half of the draw also includes a potential semi-final against either fourth seed Kei Nishikori, last year’s US Open runner-up from Japan, or defending champion Marin Cilic.
The other half, paced by second seed Roger Federer, includes the Wawrinka-Murray possible last-eight meeting.
Federer could meet Czech Tomas Berdych in the quarter-finals and might meet John Isner in the round of 16.
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Murray, the 2012 champion, was drawn to face controversial Australian Nick Kyrgios in the first round.
World No 37 Kyrgios enters the tournament having recently received a suspended ban and fine over comments made to Wawrinka during a match at the Montreal Masters.
Murray, the 2012 US Open champion, has a 3-0 lead over Kyrgios including wins at this year’s Australian and French Open tournaments.
Women’s draw
World No 1 Serena Williams, trying to complete a calendar-year Grand Slam at the US Open, could face sister Venus in the quarter-finals and Maria Sharapova in the semi-finals.
The draw conducted at Arthur Ashe Stadium set the path for Williams to try to make more tennis history as she seeks a 22nd career Grand Slam singles crown to match the Open Era record total of Steffi Graf.
Williams will open against Russia’s Vitalia Diatchenko and could face Croatian Mirjana Lucic-Baroni in the second round.
Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska, seeded 15th, is a possible round of 16 foe for Williams, with her elder sister or Swiss teen Belinda Bencic — who beat Williams in the Toronto semi-finals earlier this month — possible quarter-final opponents.
Sharapova is in Williams’ half of the draw as well with Romania’s second-seeded Simona Halep or Danish fourth seed Caroline Wozniacki her highest-rated potential finals foes.
FIRST ROUND DRAW FOR THE MEN’S US OPEN:
Novak Djokovic (SRB x1) v Joao Souza (BRA)
Vasek Pospisil (CAN) v Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT)
Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS) v Pablo Andujar (ESP)
Qualifier v Andreas Seppi (ITA x25)
Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) v Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA)
Jerzy Janowicz (POL) v Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP)
Joao Sousa (POR) v Ricardas Berankis (LTU)
Simone Bolelli (ITA) v David Goffin (BEL x14)
Milos Raonic (CAN x10) v Tim Smyczek (USA)
Fernando Verdasco (ESP) v Tommy Haas (GER)
Marco Cecchinato (ITA) v Mardy Fish (USA)
Qualifier v Feliciano Lopez (ESP x18)
Fabio Fognini (ITA x32) v Steve Johnson (USA)
Pablo Cuevas (URU) v Dudi Sela (ISR)
Qualifier v Diego Schwartzman (ARG)
Borna Coric (CRO) v Rafael Nadal (ESP x8)
Kei Nishikori (JPN x4) v Benoit Paire (FRA)
Marsel Ilhan (TUR) v Radek Stepanek (CZE)
Sam Groth (AUS) v Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR)
Qualifier v Tommy Robredo (ESP x26)
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA x19) v Jarkko Nieminen (FIN)
Lukas Lacko (SVK) v Marcel Granollers (ESP)
Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) v John Millman (AUS)
Qualifier v Gael Monfils (FRA x16)
Marin Cilic (CRO x9) v Qualifier
Lucas Pouille (FRA) v Qualifier
Lu Yen-Hsun (TPE) v Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ)
Qualifier v Grigor Dimitrov (BUL x17)
Jeremy Chardy (FRA x27) v Ryan Shane (USA)
Florian Mayer (GER) v Martin Klizan (SVK)
Filip Krajinovic (SRB) v Qualifier
Radu Albot (MDA) v David Ferrer (ESP x7)
Stan Wawrinka (SUI x5) v Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP)
Hyeon Chung (KOR) v James Duckworth (AUS)
Gilles Muller (LUX) v Ruben Bemelmans (BEL)
Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) v Jack Sock (USA x28)
Viktor Troicki (SRB x22) v Frances Tiafoe (USA)
Rajeev Ram (USA) v Ryan Harrison (USA)
Ernests Gulbis (LAT) v Aljaz Bedene (GBR)
Donald Young (USA) v Gilles Simon (FRA x11)
Kevin Anderson (RSA x15) v Qualifier
Austin Krajicek (USA) v Santiago Giraldo (COL)
Benjamin Becker (GER) v Denis Istomin (UZB)
Daniel Gimeno-Traver (ESP) v Dominic Thiem (AUT x20)
Thomaz Bellucci (BRA x30) v James Ward (GBR)
Qualifier v Qualifier
Qualifier v Adrian Mannarino (FRA)
Nick Kyrgios (AUS) v Andy Murray (GBR x3)
Tomas Berdych (CZE x6) v Bjorn Fratengelo (USA)
Denis Kudla (USA) v Qualifier
Sam Querrey (USA) v Nicolas Mahut (FRA)
Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) v Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP x31)
Bernard Tomic (AUS x24) v Damir Dzumhur (BIH)
Aleksandr Nedovyesov (KAZ) v Lleyton Hewitt (AUS)
Robin Haase (NED) v Dustin Brown (GER)
Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) v Richard Gasquet (FRA x12)
John Isner (USA x13) v Malek Jaziri (TUN)
Qualifier v Mikhail Youzhny (RUS)
Jiri Vesely (CZE) v Paolo Lorenzi (ITA)
Federico Delbonis (ARG) v Ivo Karlovic (CRO x21)
Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER x29) v Qualifier
Jared Donaldson (USA) v Lukas Rosol (CZE)
Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) v Steve Darcis (BEL)
Leonardo Mayer (ARG) v Roger Federer (SUI x2)
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