Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer have both been drawn on a similar side of the men's section at the US Open with Andy Murray combined against world number 104 Tennys Sandgren in his initially round match.
While the two have shared some of current tennis' most titanic fights, Nadal and Federer have never met at Flushing Meadows – yet a semi-last meeting between the two opponents now coaxes should the two men achieve the last four.
Number one seed Nadal will start his crusade against Serbia's Dusan Lajovic while third seed Federer will go up against 19-year-old American Frances Tiafoe in his opening match.
Murray, knocked off best spot in the men's ATP rankings by Nadal a week ago, will be back in real life interestingly since his quarter-last annihilation to Sam Querrey at Wimbledon, where he battled with hip damage.
Maria Sharapova returns for her first stupendous hammer coordinate in 19 months in New York yet has been matched with number two seed Simona Halep. English number one Johanna Konta will start her crusade against Aleksandra Krunic of Serbia, who is positioned 77th on the planet.
Shielding champion Angelique Kerber goes up against Japan's Naomi Osaka of Japan.
The last terrific hammer of 2017 will be set apart by various eminent truants, including previous world number one Novak Djokovic, who will sit out for the rest of the year to recuperate from elbow damage that has tormented him throughout the previous year and a half.
Safeguarding champion Stanislas Wawrinka, who beat Djokovic in a year ago's last, is out for the rest of the season to experience knee surgery, while six-time champion Serena Williams will miss the current year's competition to have her first kid.
