Top talent on tap at US Open tennis

0 Comments | AFP, August, 2008

NEW YORK (AFP) — A heavyweight bill is on tap during day three of the US Open as a pair of rising Serbian stars and a slate of former champions see action at Flushing Meadows.

Novak Djokovic, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Jelena Jankovic and Lindsay Davenport take to the court as round one concludes and round two gets started Wednesday in the 20.6 million dollar event.

Djokovic, who is ranked third in the world, faces France's Arnaud Clement on the main Arthur Ashe Stadium court while his Serbian compatriot and former world number one Jankovic battles Sofia Arvidsson of Sweden.

Djokovic reached the final in New York last year where he lost to four-time reigning US Open champion Roger Federer.

The night session features a pair of American stars for the...

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