Federer, Williams sisters among US Open 1st-day matchesReigning US Open champions Roger Federer “Federer” redirects here. For other uses, see Federer (disambiguation). Roger Federer (IPA pronunciation: [ˈɹɑ.dʒəɹ ˈfɛ.də. and Serena Williams Serena Jameka Williams, (born September 26, 1981) is an American former World No. 1 ranked female tennis player who has won eight Grand Slam singles titles and an Olympic gold medal in women's doubles.[1]. will begin defending their titles on Monday as an opening-day match list also had Venus Williams Venus Ebone Starr Williams (born June 17, 1980 in Lynwood, California) is an American professional tennis player. She has been ranked the world's No. 1 female tennis player. As of July 2007, she is the reigning Wimbledon ladies' singles champion. and Andy Roddick Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick (born August 30, 1982) is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is the top-ranked American player and fifth-ranked player in the world as of October 1, 2007. He finished sixth in the 2006 ATP Race. at night. The year's final Grand Slam grand slam n. 1. The winning of all the tricks during the play of one hand in bridge and other whist-derived card games. 2. Sports The winning of all the major or specified events, especially on a professional circuit. tournament commences on the Flushing Meadows hardcourts Monday with former world number one Kim Clijsters “Clijsters” redirects here. For other uses, see Clijsters (disambiguation). Kim Clijsters (IPA: [kɪm klɛistərs], listen of Belgium facing Ukraine's Viktoriya Kutuzova Viktoriya Kutuzova (born August 19, 1988 in Odessa, Ukraine) is a female tennis player from Ukraine. On November 28, 2005, Kutuzova reached her highest singles ranking, World No. 76. in the first match at Arthur Ashe Stadium Arthur Ashe Stadium, located in Flushing Meadows Park, is the main tennis stadium of the U.S. Open, the last of each year's four Grand Slam tournaments. The stadium is also where the annual Arthur Ashe Kids Day takes place. . Clijsters is making her first US Open appearance since winning the 2005 women's title, her only Grand Slam crown. She returned to the court earlier this month after a layoff of more than two years to start a family. Federer, who has won the past five US Open men's titles and has not lost at the US Open since the fourth round in 2003, begins his quest for six in a row against 18-year-old American Devin Britton in the second match at Ashe. "Doesn't matter who you play, where you play. If you think the guy is not going to make a game that's absurd," Federer said. "That's how tennis is. You have to be very careful. I have to make sure I put in a good performance." Federer recalled being shocked at 17 when he faced Andre Agassi in his hometown of Basel, so he can relate to Britton's situation. "You try to enjoy it, put in a good fight," Federer said. "Best-of-five-set match is maybe something Britton has never played before, but a good thing in tennis is you always have a chance." US fifth seed Andy Roddick's advice for Britton was to find ways to help cope with a signature moment on the big stage. "There's nothing like going out on that court and playing," Roddick said. "I would him to be sure to have a look around when he walks out on the court, take it all in before you go start warmup so you don't catch yourself looking around too much when you start." Serena Williams, who won her 11th career Slam title last month at Wimbledon, begins her quest for a fourth US Open title in the following match against American Alexa Glatch. The main court's night session starts with US third seed Venus Williams meeting Russia's Vera Dushevina followed by men's fifth seed Roddick facing Germany's Bjorn Phau. US Open officials have said they plan to stage a women's match after a men's match at some point during the Flushing Meadows fortnight. Men usually play the later matches in part because they are best-of-five compared to the best-of-three on the women's side. 
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