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Summary
The draws for the last grand slam of the year have been announced. The U.S. Open draws are out and Federer, the five-time champion here and No. 2 seed, ought to be mighty pleased with his position. His first potential seeded opponent is No. 32 Lleyton Hewitt, whom Federer once beat 15 consecutive times.Rafael Nadal, the Spaniard had the misfortune of drawing David Nalbandian, a former semifinalist who has had a great summer, in his quarter of the draw. And he could play Andy Murray in the semifinals. Murray has beaten Nadal in four out of their last five hard-court matches.
