Rafael Nadal plays favorite as he pursues his 16th Grand Slam title at the U.S. Open
(LA Times Dodgers)

The door was opened for surprises in the U.S. Open men´s field when injuries took out Novak Djokovic and Stan Wawrinka before the tournament began, and it opened wider when the late withdrawal of No. 2 seed Andy Murray shook up the bottom of the draw. The struggles of a subpar Roger Federer - who...