Nick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic could clash in a spicy first-time showdown between the Davis Cup sparring partners as opportunity knocks for Australias US Open hopes in New York.Kyrgios, seeded 14th, and Tomic, the 17th seed, have been thrown on a third-round collision course but Fridays draw at Flushing Meadows was otherwise a good one for Australias top two mens players.After drawing Andy Murray in the opening round last year and also falling to the eventual champion at Wimbledon, Kyrgios has finally been spared a confrontation with any of tenniss so-called big four until at least the semi-finals.Kyrgios will play British No.2 Aljaz Bedene on Tuesday (Wednesday AEST) for the right to challenge either Argentine Horacio Zeballos or German Florian Mayer in the second round.Tomic also opens Tuesday (Wednesday AEST), against Damir Dzumhur, and will face either Croatian Ivan Dodig or Ukraine Illya Marchenko if he can see off the Bosnian dangerman.Unbeaten against unseeded opponents in all 13 of his previous slams, Kyrgios fancies his chances of challenging for his maiden grand slam crown in the Big Apple.I only found that out recently. Its a decent record, Kyrgios told AAP.But I dont pay too much attention to it. Ive always known that if Im in the game and switched on, I can beat anyone on any stage.Kyrgios is slated to strike world No.3 Stan Wawrinka in a possible last-16 grudge match - but Tomic looms large as a potential third-round roadblock.The one-time US Open doubles partners have never clashed in singles and an intriguing match-up in New York would come six months after the pair engaged in a public verbal spat that played out on TV and social media.Tomic accused Kyrgios of feigning illness to avoid a Davis Cup playoff with the USA in March, Kyrgios hitting back on Twitter.The two have since settled their differences, with Tomic dubbing any perceived tension between the two as silly as the duo jostle for status as Australias top-ranked mens player.Me and Nick are great friends off court,?Tomic said at Wimbledon.If Nick can be No.10 in the world and I can be No.5 or he can be eight and I can be 12, Ive got to be happy with this.I respect him as a friend and as a person and as a tennis player.I dont really see any competition between whos No.1 and whos No.2.John Millman has a tough first assignment against eighth seed Dominic Thiem on Tuesday (Wednesday AEST).Australias womens stars received mixed Open draws, with former champion Samantha Stosur taking on Italys world No.66 Camila Giorgi on Monday (Tuesday AEST).Seeded 16th, Stosur is projected to meet world No.1 Serena Williams in a fourth-round rematch of their 2011 final at Flushing Meadows.Daria Gavrilova plays 2015 French Open runner-up Lucie Safarova for a likely second-round shot at world No.4 Simona Halep, while young wildcard winner Ellen Perez makes her grand slam debut against Zhang Shaui.WHO THE AUSSIES FACE AT THE US OPEN (PREFIX DEOTES SEEDING) Mens singles, first round14-Nick Kyrgios v Aljaz Bedene (GBR)17-Bernard Tomic v Damir Dzumhur (BIH)John Millman v 8-Dominic Thiem (AUT)James Duckworth v Robin Haase (NED)Jordan Thompson v Dmitry Tursunov (RUS)Womens singles, first round16-Samantha Stosur v Camila Giorgi (ITA)Daria Gavrilova v Lucie Safarova (CZE)Ellen Perez v Zhang Shaui (CHN) Luke Appling Jersey . 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Miami right fielder Giancarlo Stanton walloped a poor slider for a two-run homer on Aug. 7.Against the Marlins, the action (on the slider) was so bad, really bad, Gray said. It was really flat. It didnt have an effect at all. It was an easy, hittable pitch. The one (Stanton) hit was a terrible slider. I dont think I threw any good ones that day. Zero.Strasburg is 15-3 with a 3.07 ERA in 22 starts with 108 hits allowed in 143 2/3 innings, 41 walks and 176 strikeouts. While losing his past two starts to the San Francisco Giants and the Atlanta Braves, both at home, Strasburg has allowed 15 hits and 10 runs in 10 innings.The Washington right-hander is 4-3 with a 2.35 ERA in seven career starts against the Rockies. He is 1-2 with a 3.44 ERA in three starts at Coors Field, where he has not allowed a home run in 18 1/3 innings.Strasburgg hopes to lift the Nationals to a series win after they scored a 5-4 win Monday before Colorado rebounded for a 6-2 victory Tuesday.ddddddddddddNationals right fielder Bryce Harper went 3-for-3 with two doubles, one RBI and two walks in the series opener. He drove in a run with a groundout Tuesday while going 0-for-3 with a walk, giving him a major-league-leading 86 walks.Harper is the reigning Most Valuable Player in the National League, an award he won unanimously after his memorable 2015 season. He hit .330 last year with 42 home runs, 99 RBI, a .460 on-base percentage and a .649 slugging percentage.This season, Harper is hitting .238 with 20 homers, 60 RBI, a .381 on-base percentage and a .447 slugging percentage.Dusty Baker is in his first season as the Nationals manager, so he didnt witness Harpers 2015 feats on a daily basis. 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