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Federer and Mauresmo named top seeds

NEW YORK: Defending men's champion Roger Federer and women's World No. 1 Amelie Mauresmo have been named as the top seeds for the US Open, which begins at Flushing Meadows on Monday.

Rafael Nadal, the World No. 2 and Roland Garros champion, is seeded second, while Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia and Argentine David Nalbandian are three and four.

Frenchwoman Mauresmo will be aiming to win the title for the first time, adding it to the Wimbledon and Australian Open crowns she won earlier this year.

Belgian Justine Henin-Hardenne is the number two seed, with Russian Maria Sharapova at three and compatriot Elena Dementieva at four.

The seeds (top ten): 1. Roger Federer (Sui), 2. Rafael Nadal (Esp), 3. Ivan Ljubicic (Cro), 4. David Nalbandian (Arg), 5. James Blake (USA), 6. Tommy Robredo (Esp), 7. Nikolay Davydenko (Rus), 8. Marcos Baghdatis (Cyp), 9. Andy Roddick (USA), 10. Fernando Gonzalez (Chi).

Women: 1. Amelie Mauresmo (Fra), 2. Justine Henin-Hardenne (Bel), 3. Maria Sharapova (Rus), 4. Elena Dementieva (Rus), 5. Nadia Petrova (Rus), 6. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Rus), 7. Patty Schnyder (Sui), 8. Martina Hingis (Sui), 9. Nicole Vaidisova (Cze), 10. Lindsay Davenport (USA). — Agencies

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