CAMELOT FANTASIES

U.S. Open men's preview: Novak Djokovic-Roger Federer final in store?
by Jon Wertheim

"This year I played a lot of good matches. Not just Toronto and Cincinnati, but really from the first week on I have always played really nice tennis. Then you come into this U.S. Open just knowing -- well, you remember how it feels to win tournaments. You remember and you get used to that. You almost forget how to lose to a point and confidence rises. You're back to winning ways again and everything seems so simple. It's nice feeling that way. I'm looking forward to this tournament, because I really feel like I can play a great tournament. I hope I can show that on the court this year."
Federer opens against No. 77 Marinko Matosevic of Australia on Tuesday. The 29-year-old Australian became a viral sensation at the French Open when he celebrated getting his first main draw win at a Slam -- he had been 0-12 -- by rolling around in the Paris clay. The two played earlier this year in at the Brisbane International and Federer won 6-1, 6-1. "Clearly I'm aware that he can play some dangerous tennis, but at the same time, I feel like it's on my racquet," Federer said. "I have to make sure he has to work extremely hard and he knows the finish line is really far away and, I will try to keep it that way throughout the match."