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8/31/10 6:58 PM | Kelli DeMario
Rafael Nadal makes his return to competition this week, topping a list of 128 players ready to chase Grand Slam glory at the US Open. The World No. 1 is set to begin the tournament as the top seed.
A determined Rafael Nadal will kick off his campaign at the 2010 US Open, intent to capture the only Grand Slam absent from his stellar resume. The famed New York event signals the final major tournament for the season.
Nadal continues his North American hard-court effort with a 52-7 season record. The 24-year-old Mallorcan will be heading back to work after reaching the last eight in Cincinnati. The World No. 1 fought his way into the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters before bowing out to Marcos Baghdatis in three sets.
Nadal leads the 128-player draw at the US Open, which includes: five-time champion Roger Federer, 2007 finalist Novak Djokovic, 2008 runner-up Andy Murray and 2003 title winner Andy Roddick.
The 24-year-old advanced to US Open semifinal last year, where he lost to eventual champion Juan Martin Del Potro in straight sets. The Argentine, still recovering from a serious wrist injury, is the lone top 10 player missing from the 2010 event.
The World No. 1 headlines a difficult quarter of the draw that hosts 8th seed Fernando Verdasco, 10th seed David Ferrer, 15th seed Ivan Ljubicic, 23rd seed Feliciano Lopez, 24th seed Ernests Gulbis, 29th seed Philipp Kohlschreiber and 31st seed David Nalbandian. Additional hard-court capable competitors in Nadal’s section are Gilles Simon, Alexandr Dolgopolov and Jeremy Chardy
Nadal opens his bid against Teymuraz Gabashvili of Russia in the first round. With passage through the opener, the reigning French Open and Wimbledon champion looks to a second-round clash with either Denis Istomin or Maximo Gonzalez. Should the Mallorcan move into round three, he faces his first seed in Kohlschreiber. If the World No. 1 progresses through the early rounds, he may take on an in-form Nalbandian or compatriot Verdasco.
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