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Reigning champion Rafael Nadal pulled out of the U.S. Open because of an injury for the second time in three years Monday, leaving Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer as the men to beat at the years last Grand Slam tournament. Nadal announced his withdrawal, blamed on a bad right wrist, one week before play begins at Flushing Meadows. "I am sure you understand that it is a very tough moment for me since it is a tournament I love and where I have great memories from fans, the night matches, so many things," a posting on Nadals Facebook page read. "Not much more I can do right now, other than accept the situation and, as always in my case, work hard in order to be able to compete at the highest level once I am back." The second-ranked Nadal plays left-handed, but he uses a two-handed backhand. The 14-time major champion was hurt July 29 while practicing on his home island of Mallorca ahead of the North American hard-court circuit. The next day, Nadal announced he needed to wear a cast on his wrist for two to three weeks and would be sitting out tournaments in Toronto and Cincinnati. The 28-year-old Spaniard also said at that time he expected to return for the U.S. Open. Instead, hes the fourth man in the Open era, which began in 1968, to decline to try to defend his U.S. Open title. The others were Ken Rosewall in 1971, Pete Sampras in 2003 and Juan Martin del Potro in 2010. Del Potro also is out of this years U.S. Open after wrist surgery in March. Nadal is 44-8 with four titles in 2014, including his record ninth French Open trophy in June. He has not competed since losing in the fourth round of Wimbledon on July 1. With Nadal sidelined, five-time U.S. Open champion Federer joins Djokovic as a favourite in New York -- even if there are questions about them. Federer turned 33 this month, and its been more than two years since he won one of his record 17 Grand Slam titles. But he is coming off a runner-up finish at Wimbledon last month and a hard-court title at the Cincinnati Masters on Sunday. After beating David Ferrer 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 on Sunday, Federer declared: "My games exactly where I want it to be." Djokovic won Wimbledon to take the No. 1 ranking from Nadal, but had a rough time on hard courts, losing his second match in both Toronto and Cincinnati. Still, Djokovic will be seeded No. 1 at the U.S. Open, and the third-ranked Federer is expected to rise one seeding spot to No. 2, so they could meet only in the final. The draw is Thursday. Federer reached six consecutive finals at Flushing Meadows from 2004-09, but hasnt been that far since, losing in the semifinals in 2010 and 2011, the quarterfinals in 2012, and the fourth round a year ago, when he was dealing with a bothersome back. Nadal won his second U.S. Open championship in 2013, part of a run of reaching the final in each of his last three appearances. 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Dez Wells added 13 points while Melo Trimble and Richaud Pack each scored 11. Maryland (15-2, 3-1 Big Ten), which lost to Illinois on Wednesday to absorb its first ever Big Ten loss, bounced back by hitting 27-of-31 from the stripe to pull off the important road win. Kendall Stephens paced the Boilermakers (10-7, 2-2) with 14 points, and Rapheal Davis gave 12 in their second straight loss. The Boilermakers only scored six points over the first nine-plus minutes of the first half before doubling their output with six straight points, three from Stephens and three from Davis. Later in the first half, Jon Octeus and Isaac Haas both converted three-point plays around two technical free throws by Stephens to give Purdue its first lead. The 8-0 run made iit 24-21, and it was tied at 26 at halftime.dddddddddddd After trailing 30-29 early in the second half, four in a row from Wells gave Maryland a lead that it wouldnt relinquish. It led by three with 5 1/2 minutes left when Packs driving layup sparked a 6-0 run. Purdue countered with the next five following a pair of Trimble turnovers, but Wells knocked down two free throws then found Jon Graham for a layup, giving the Terps a 63-55 advantage with 2:21 to play. Wells went 3-of-4 from the line and Layman sank a pair in the last 24 seconds. Game Notes Bosnian forward Ivan Bender, who was cleared to play for Maryland earlier this week, did not make his college debut ... Purdue has lost 10 straight against ranked opponents ... Purdues 7-footers, Isaac Haas and A.J. Hammons, were limited to six points apiece ... Both teams shot under 38 percent from the field ... Maryland finished 6-for-20 from 3-point range, and Purdue went 5- for-20. ' ' '