Tommy Paul, Taylor Fritz lead American men in discovering (or rediscovering) the joys and secrets of tennis on red clay

The USTA followed the ATP and WTA rankings. That is why Safina heads the women's field ahead of second-ranked Serena Williams. Safina is 0-3 in Grand Slam tournament finals, while Williams is the defending champion at Flushing Meadows and has won 11 major championships.

Two-time U.S. Open winner Venus Williams is seeded No. 3, followed by Elena Dementieva (deh-ment-YAY-vah) and Jelena Jankovic (YEH-leh-nah JANK-oh-vich).

Five-time defending champion Federer is followed by Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic (JOKE-oh-vich) and 2003 champion Andy Roddick.

The draw is Thursday. Play begins Monday.

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