World No 1 Novak Djokovic could meet eighth-seed Rafael Nadal in the US Open quarter-finals while Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka meet in another quarter-final under the US Open draw announced Thursday.
Djokovic’s half of the draw also includes a potential semi-final against either fourth seed Kei Nishikori, last year’s US Open runner-up from Japan, or defending champion Marin Cilic.
The other half, paced by second seed Roger Federer, includes the Wawrinka-Murray possible last-eight meeting.
Federer could meet Czech Tomas Berdych in the quarter-finals and might meet John Isner in the round of 16.
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Murray, the 2012 champion, was drawn to face controversial Australian Nick Kyrgios in the first round.
World No 37 Kyrgios enters the tournament having recently received a suspended ban and fine over comments made to Wawrinka during a match at the Montreal Masters.
Murray, the 2012 US Open champion, has a 3-0 lead over Kyrgios including wins at this year’s Australian and French Open tournaments.
Women’s draw
World No 1 Serena Williams, trying to complete a calendar-year Grand Slam at the US Open, could face sister Venus in the quarter-finals and Maria Sharapova in the semi-finals.
The draw conducted at Arthur Ashe Stadium set the path for Williams to try to make more tennis history as she seeks a 22nd career Grand Slam singles crown to match the Open Era record total of Steffi Graf.
Williams will open against Russia’s Vitalia Diatchenko and could face Croatian Mirjana Lucic-Baroni in the second round.
Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska, seeded 15th, is a possible round of 16 foe for Williams, with her elder sister or Swiss teen Belinda Bencic — who beat Williams in the Toronto semi-finals earlier this month — possible quarter-final opponents.
Sharapova is in Williams’ half of the draw as well with Romania’s second-seeded Simona Halep or Danish fourth seed Caroline Wozniacki her highest-rated potential finals foes.
FIRST ROUND DRAW FOR THE MEN’S US OPEN:
Novak Djokovic (SRB x1) v Joao Souza (BRA)
Vasek Pospisil (CAN) v Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT)
Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS) v Pablo Andujar (ESP)
Qualifier v Andreas Seppi (ITA x25)
Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) v Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA)
Jerzy Janowicz (POL) v Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP)
Joao Sousa (POR) v Ricardas Berankis (LTU)
Simone Bolelli (ITA) v David Goffin (BEL x14)
Milos Raonic (CAN x10) v Tim Smyczek (USA)
Fernando Verdasco (ESP) v Tommy Haas (GER)
Marco Cecchinato (ITA) v Mardy Fish (USA)
Qualifier v Feliciano Lopez (ESP x18)
Fabio Fognini (ITA x32) v Steve Johnson (USA)
Pablo Cuevas (URU) v Dudi Sela (ISR)
Qualifier v Diego Schwartzman (ARG)
Borna Coric (CRO) v Rafael Nadal (ESP x8)
Kei Nishikori (JPN x4) v Benoit Paire (FRA)
Marsel Ilhan (TUR) v Radek Stepanek (CZE)
Sam Groth (AUS) v Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR)
Qualifier v Tommy Robredo (ESP x26)
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA x19) v Jarkko Nieminen (FIN)
Lukas Lacko (SVK) v Marcel Granollers (ESP)
Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) v John Millman (AUS)
Qualifier v Gael Monfils (FRA x16)
Marin Cilic (CRO x9) v Qualifier
Lucas Pouille (FRA) v Qualifier
Lu Yen-Hsun (TPE) v Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ)
Qualifier v Grigor Dimitrov (BUL x17)
Jeremy Chardy (FRA x27) v Ryan Shane (USA)
Florian Mayer (GER) v Martin Klizan (SVK)
Filip Krajinovic (SRB) v Qualifier
Radu Albot (MDA) v David Ferrer (ESP x7)
Stan Wawrinka (SUI x5) v Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP)
Hyeon Chung (KOR) v James Duckworth (AUS)
Gilles Muller (LUX) v Ruben Bemelmans (BEL)
Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) v Jack Sock (USA x28)
Viktor Troicki (SRB x22) v Frances Tiafoe (USA)
Rajeev Ram (USA) v Ryan Harrison (USA)
Ernests Gulbis (LAT) v Aljaz Bedene (GBR)
Donald Young (USA) v Gilles Simon (FRA x11)
Kevin Anderson (RSA x15) v Qualifier
Austin Krajicek (USA) v Santiago Giraldo (COL)
Benjamin Becker (GER) v Denis Istomin (UZB)
Daniel Gimeno-Traver (ESP) v Dominic Thiem (AUT x20)
Thomaz Bellucci (BRA x30) v James Ward (GBR)
Qualifier v Qualifier
Qualifier v Adrian Mannarino (FRA)
Nick Kyrgios (AUS) v Andy Murray (GBR x3)
Tomas Berdych (CZE x6) v Bjorn Fratengelo (USA)
Denis Kudla (USA) v Qualifier
Sam Querrey (USA) v Nicolas Mahut (FRA)
Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) v Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP x31)
Bernard Tomic (AUS x24) v Damir Dzumhur (BIH)
Aleksandr Nedovyesov (KAZ) v Lleyton Hewitt (AUS)
Robin Haase (NED) v Dustin Brown (GER)
Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) v Richard Gasquet (FRA x12)
John Isner (USA x13) v Malek Jaziri (TUN)
Qualifier v Mikhail Youzhny (RUS)
Jiri Vesely (CZE) v Paolo Lorenzi (ITA)
Federico Delbonis (ARG) v Ivo Karlovic (CRO x21)
Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER x29) v Qualifier
Jared Donaldson (USA) v Lukas Rosol (CZE)
Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) v Steve Darcis (BEL)
Leonardo Mayer (ARG) v Roger Federer (SUI x2)
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Mercer, the investment consulting arm of US services company Marsh & McLennan, expects its wealth division to at least double its assets under management (AUM) in the Middle East as wealth in the region continues to grow despite economic headwinds, a company official said.
Mercer Wealth, which globally has $160 billion in AUM, plans to boost its AUM in the region to $2-$3bn in the next 2-3 years from the present $1bn, said Yasir AbuShaban, a Dubai-based principal with Mercer Wealth.
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“We have buying power. We can negotiate on their (client’s) behalf with asset managers to provide them lower fees than they otherwise would have to get on their own,” he added.
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From its office in Dubai, Mercer also looks after Africa, India and Turkey, where they also see opportunity for growth.
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Closing the loophole on sugary drinks
As The National reported last year, non-fizzy sugared drinks were not covered when the original tax was introduced in 2017. Sports drinks sold in supermarkets were found to contain, on average, 20 grams of sugar per 500ml bottle.
The non-fizzy drink AriZona Iced Tea contains 65 grams of sugar – about 16 teaspoons – per 680ml can. The average can costs about Dh6, which would rise to Dh9.
Drinks such as Starbucks Bottled Mocha Frappuccino contain 31g of sugar in 270ml, while Nescafe Mocha in a can contains 15.6g of sugar in a 240ml can.
Flavoured water, long-life fruit juice concentrates, pre-packaged sweetened coffee drinks fall under the ‘sweetened drink’ category
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