NEW YORK — Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal could meet in the U.S. Open final for the first time. Serena and Venus Williams will not be able to reprise their sibling rivalry in the year's last Grand Slam final.

The No. 1-seeded Federer and No. 3 Nadal were drawn into opposite halves of the field Thursday for the U.S. Open, which begins Monday. They have played in seven major finals as Nos. 1-2, with Nadal holding a 5-2 edge.

The Williams sisters won't have a rematch of their Wimbledon final, in which Serena beat Venus for her 11th Grand Slam singles title. That was the sisters' eighth all-in-the-family final at a major, and Serena leads 6-2. But at the U.S. Open, the second-seeded Serena and No. 3 Venus were drawn for a possible semifinal duel.

By The Associated Press