When/where: Monday-Sept. 7 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York.
Tournament preview
August 23, 2008 at 10:23PM
Prize money: The men's and women's singles champions receive $1.5 million each.
TV: CBS and USA Network.
Men's draw: Rafael Nadal was seeded No. 1, making it the first time since January 2004 that a man other than Roger Federer holds that top spot at a Grand Slam tournament. Nadal has never been beyond the quarterfinals at Flushing Meadows and lost in the fourth round last year.
Women's draw: No. 1 seed Ana Ivanovic pulled out of the Olympics because of inflammation in her right hand. The last two U.S. Open women's champions won't play -- Justine Henin retired and Maria Sharapova is injured. Venus Williams is seeded seventh and Lindsay Davenport is 23rd.
men's top seeds
1 Rafael Nadal, Spain
2 R. Federer, Switzerland
3 Novak Djokovic, Serbia
4 David Ferrer, Spain
Women's top seeds
1 Ana Ivanovic, Serbia
2 Jelena Jankovic, Serbia
3 S. Kuznetsova, Russia
4 Serena Williams, U.S.A.
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Kirill Kaprizov had three assists after going two games without much offense and taking a cut to the face.
