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The first ball has yet to be hit in Rio, but the women are already poised to run Olympic-worthy rings around the men in the race for attention in the Olympic Games.Thats because eight of the top 10 women are in the WTA draw, while half of the top 10 men did not show up for roll call.No. 3 Roger Federer and Swiss countryman No. 4 Stan Wawrinka are among those who bailed because of injury.However, No. 1 Novak Djokovic and No. 2 Andy Murray are in the draw and could meet in a blockbuster final, as could top two seeds Serena Williams and Angelique Kerber, who are 1-1 in Grand Slam finals this year, on the womens side.But its a long way to those potential finals, so lets take a look at the singles draws:Best first-round matchesATP: Undoubtedly, its the pairing of two former bronze medalists, Djokovic of Serbia and Argentinas Juan Martin del Potro. Djokovic won the Toronto Masters last week, demonstrating that he has overcome that upset at Wimbledon. Delpos career has been shattered by wrist injuries and surgeries, but the 6-foot-6 former US Open champ is a wrecking ball on hard courts and on the comeback trail again.WTA: Eugenie Bouchard of Canada and Sloane Stephens are two of the most enigmatic players in the game. Both are richly talented, both have gone deep at Grand Slams and both appeared to get sidetracked and lose motivation and/or confidence after early success. Its a good opportunity for both of them.Luck of the drawATP: Unlike good pals and fellow U.S. countrymen John Isner and Sam Querrey, Steve Johnson signed up for Rio. He was rewarded by drawing Darian King of Barbados, whos ranked No. 164 and playing thanks to one of the nine special wild card-type invitations in each singles draw. Those invites are issued on a discretionary basis in order to encourage diversity and regional development, and to acknowledge talented individuals developing under adverse conditions.WTA: Its all happening so fast for 19-year-old No. 27 Daria Kasatkina. She must lead a charmed life because, while competing in her first Olympics, she also drew the recipient of an ITF invite, Tunisias Ons Jabeur, whos ranked No. 181.Toughest quarterATP: Djokovic truly has his work cut out. Also in his quarter besides del Potro is No. 14 seed Jack Sock, hard-serving Jerzy Janowicz and No. 5 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.WTA: Put yourself in Serenas shoes. Great as she is, the names shes looking at are Alize Cornet, Andrea Petkovic, No. 11 Petra Kvitova, Caroline Wozniacki, Ekaterina Makarova and No. 6 Roberta Vinci. Thats a whole lot of familiar names and a significant degree of danger.Easiest quarterATP: Murray was handed a pretty tough first-round opponent in No. 35 Viktor Troicki, but he likely wont complain about having aging David Ferrer (No. 7) as the next highest seed in the quarter.WTA: All in all, its pretty nicely teed up for No. 7 seed Madison Keys. She could meet No. 4 seed Agnieszka Radwanska in the quarters, but the Polish firecracker can always be overpowered. Keys should be able to hit her way through the likes of Kristina Mladenovic, Ana Ivanovic, No. 9 Carla Suarez Navarro and Kiki Bertens.Favorite most ripe for the pluckingATP: Rafael Nadal is seeded No. 3, but he hasnt hit a ball under competitive circumstances since he left midway through the French Open with a wrist injury. He put his comeback on the fast track because he didnt want to miss these Games. There will be a lot of pressure -- and a lot of rust.WTA: Radwanska hasnt won a tournament since January and seems to be running -- and faltering -- on autopilot. Her first opponent is No. 64 Saisai Zheng, who will be motivated to play these Games.Favorite best positioned to sailATP: No. 4 Kei Nishikori gets Albert Ramos-Vinolas to start, then sees nobody who can really hurt him until a potential quarterfinal with either No. 6 Gael Monfils or No. 9 Marin Cilic.WTA: No. 3 seed Garbine Muguruza has crafty but fading veteran Jelena Jankovic in the first round. If she gets by, its probably No. 31 Irina-Camelia Begu, then Monica Puig or Polona Hercog. It could be worse. A lot worse.Cinderella candidateATP: Belgiums David Goffin is in the same quarter as Nadal, who is one gigantic question mark. Goffin has had a terrific year, and hes just the kind of unusual suspect who can win a gold medal in the unpredictable Olympics competition. Winning a gold medal would be an enormous lift for the tiny country of Belgium.WTA: Johanna Kontas star has risen steadily in the past year. The British player is drafting behind Murray but is up to No. 13 in the rankings. Her big serve and aggressive game ought to work well on the hard courts in Rio.Match wed most like to watchATP: Djokovic versus Delpo, of course. But we cheat and toss in the throw down between Germanys spectacularly entertaining Dustin Brown and Brazils own and uber-talented southpaw Thomaz Bellucci.WTA: Venus Williams opens against the versatile Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium. It ought to be an absorbing battle between muscular, athletic tennis and clever shot-making. Besides, Venus is going for a historic fifth gold. How can you not watch? Rocky Bleier Youth Jersey . Boucher previously coached the Tampa Bay Lightning and had a 97-78-20 record over two-plus seasons. 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ATLANTA -- Dustin Johnson launched a drive on the practice range at East Lake and some 320 yards away, saw it take one hop off the green meshing on the fence. Not satisfied, he teed up another and let it fly, this one clearing the fence.This is what makes Johnson so appealing. But its not what makes him so good.Look back to Riviera Country Club on a rainy Wednesday in February, when Johnson finished his pro-am round and headed out to the range to try using a computer model for the first time -- but only for his wedges. He got those dialed in this summer, and he suddenly looks hard to beat.Thats why Johnson is a U.S. Open champion and the No. 1 seed going into the Tour Championship, making him the favorite to win the FedEx Cup and its $10 million bonus.Hes kind of figured out the way hes supposed to play golf now, Brandt Snedeker. You look at him, and he checks all the boxes of what a No. 1 player in the world looks like. Its been fun to watch him evolve into that player.Johnson is coming off a victory in the BMW Championship, his third of the year.But with the points being reset at the Tour Championship, anyone has a mathematical chance of claiming the FedEx Cup, and the top five players only have to win to take home the biggest payoff in golf.THE TOP FIVE: Aside from winning, the goal in three FedEx Cup playoff events leading to Atlanta is to get into the top five. Those are the one who have a clear shot at the $10 million prize.Johnson won the BMW Championship. He is followed by Barclays winner Patrick Reed, Adam Scott, world No. 1 Jason Day and Paul Casey. Missing from that group is Rory McIlroy, who won the Deutsche Bank Championship but wound up as the No. 6 seed.Casey went to No. 5 on the strength of successive runner-up finishes, while Scott went to No. 3 by finishing fourth in all three playoff events.THE HISTORY: This is the 10th year of the FedEx Cup, and if history is any indication, most of the field can stop dreaming about ways to spend $10 million.The No. 1 seed going into the Tour Championship won the first three years -- Tiger Woods twice and Vijay Singh. The No. 2 seed has won the last three years -- Jordan Spieth, Billy Horschel annd Henrik Stenson.ddddddddddddOnly twice has the FedEx Cup champion come from outside the top 10 -- Jim Furyk was No. 11 in 2010, while Bill Haas was at No. 25 in 2011.THE COURSE: The PGA Tour decided to switch the nines at East Lake to make for a more compelling finish. So instead of that long, uphill par-3 closing hole, the finish now is a par 5 in which tee shots have to be in the fairway to have any chance at reaching the green. Theres a pond, but its about 80 yards from the green and mostly comes into play when someone tries to clear it from the rough.It should make for a little more excitement, possibly even an eagle.PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem said last year that if it comes down to the wire and attracts more TV viewers, it will take longer to play a par 5 than a par 3, and the audience might stick around longer. Thats one case of simple math in the FedEx Cup.THE PICK: Still to be determined is the final American to be picked for the Ryder Cup, and the Tour Championship could go a long way in sorting that out.U.S. captain Davis Love III invited Bubba Watson, Daniel Berger and Justin Thomas to Hazeltine over the weekend to play the course, and its clear hes looking at all three of them to return next week when it counts.THE OTHER BATTLE: Dustin Johnson and Jason Day are the leading candidates to be PGA Tour player of the year, which is a vote of the players after the Tour Championship. Day figures he will have to win at East Lake to have any chance, and if he does, he thinks that will be enough to win the vote.That would give him The Players Championship, the Tour Championship, the Arnold Palmer Invitational and the Dell Match Play, along with being the FedEx Cup champion. It might be enough to win the money title, provided Johnson finishes worse than third.Johnson, meanwhile, is in good shape to win the Vardon Trophy for lowest adjusted scoring average, and his three victories are the U.S. Open, the Bridgestone Invitational andwin the money title, provided Johnson finisysauthenticmlb.com/]Wholesale Baseball Jerseys[/url] ' ' '