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Plethora of contenders at the Open

By Pam Shriver
ESPN.com

Sunday, August 29, 2004

With the exception of Kim Clijsters, this year's U.S. Open features the strongest field of any major held this season. Coming into the Open the story of the summer has been No. 5 seed Lindsay Davenport's amazing play in the hard-court season. She easily won the U.S. Open series, but despite her success two things stop her from being the big favorite at the Open. First, she has the toughest draw of any top seed in the tournament. If she makes it to the round of 16 she may end up facing No. 11 s ...

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