Federer focused on US glory to cap ‘most amazing year’

ROGER FEDERER will go into next week’s US Open convinced he can continue what he called “the most amazing year” of his life.

The defending champion from Switzerland avoided arch rival and third seed Rafael Nadal in the main draw for the men’s singles yesterday, Spain’s Nadal having been drawn in the same half as Britain’s Andy Murray, the second seed.

Federer will bid for a sixth consecutive US Open title starting next Monday, looking to cap a year in which he became a father for the first time, to twin girls five weeks ago, regained his world number one ranking from Nadal, completed a career Grand Slam by winning a first French Open and then won Wimbledon to move past Pete Sampras with a record 15th Grand Slam victory.