ANDY Murray will face Argentine Sergio Roitman in the first round of the US Open .which starts on Monday.
The 21-year-old is seeded sixth for the tournament and he will be confident of progressing against an opponent ranked 102th in the world.
It will be the first time the pair have met and the draw has been kind to the Scot whose biggest rival in his
quarter of the draw is fourth seed David Ferrer.
New world No1 Rafael Nadal will meet a qualifier in the first round as he seeks his third Grand Slam of the season following his victories in the French Open and Wimbledon.
It will also be the first event since Nadal replaced Roger Federer at the top of the ATP rankings on Monday.
The 22-year-old Spaniard is not due to face a seeded player until the fourth round, where the big-hitting 13th seed Ivo Karlovic could lie in wait, while Argentina's David Nalbandian, seeded seven, could be his quarter-final opponent.
Federer, the No2 seed, begins his quest to win a fifth straight title at Flushing Meadows against Maximo Gonzalez, the world No114 from Argentina.
Third-seeded Novak Djokovic, who won this year's Australian Open, faces France's Arnaud Clement in the first round.
In the women's draw, Serena and Venus Williams could meet in the quarter-finals.
Serena will begin against Ukrainian Kateryna Bondarenko while Venus is up against Australia's Samantha Stosur.
World No1 Ana Ivanovic will begin her search for a first US Open title with a match against Vera Dushevina of Russia. Ivanovic's fellow Serbian and second seed Jelena Jankovic will begin with a match against Coco Vandewghe.
• Former world No1 Amelie Mauresmo saved a match point before beating fifth seed Patty Schnyder 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 to reach the quarter-finals of the WTA event in New Haven on Wednesday night.
The Frenchwoman, looking to climb the rankings from 33rd after an injury-hit year, pushed hard in the final set to continue her recent revival. "Even if I had lost today I think I would have been pretty satisfied with my performance, if a bit disappointed," said Mauresmo.
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