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2017 U.S. Open Seed Reports

I don’t practice Santaria, I ain’t got no crystal ball. But here's some prognosticating before the 2017 U.S. Open as we anticipate a first-ever Roger

Jon Wertheim

2017 U.S. Open Seed Reports
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I don’t practice Santaria, I ain’t got no crystal ball. But here's some prognosticating before the 2017 U.S. Open as we anticipate a first-ever Roger Federer-Rafael Nadal meeting at Flushing Meadows and the final Slam of 2017, without Serena Williams in the draw.

Read on for dark horses, top first-round matchups, predictions and more as we breakdown the men's and women's seeds at the 2017 U.S. Open.

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Jon Wertheim
JON WERTHEIM

Jon Wertheim is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated and has been part of the full-time SI writing staff since 1997, largely focusing on the tennis beat , sports business and social issues, and enterprise journalism. In addition to his work at SI, he is a correspondent for "60 Minutes" and a commentator for The Tennis Channel. He has authored 11 books and has been honored with two Emmys, numerous writing and investigative journalism awards, and the Eugene Scott Award from the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Wertheim is a longtime member of the New York Bar Association (retired), the International Tennis Writers Association and the Writers Guild of America. He has a bachelor's in history from Yale University and received a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He resides in New York City with his wife, who is a divorce mediator and adjunct law professor. They have two children.

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