WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.(AP) Five-time defending champion Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Roddick are among eight Grand Slam winners leading the men's field for the U.S. Open.
All top 100 men in the rankings received direct entry Wednesday into the hard-court tournament, played Aug. 31 to Sept. 13 in New York.
Federer will be trying to become the first man since Bill Tilden in the 1920s to win the American Grand Slam six consecutive times. By winning the French Open and Wimbledon this year, Federer raised his career total to 15 major titles, breaking Pete Sampras' record.
Nadal missed Wimbledon with sore knees. Now he will be trying to complete his career Grand Slam at Flushing Meadows.
Roddick won the 2003 U.S. Open.