Tennis greats Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal have played each other 31 times, but never on the hard courts of Flushing Meadows.
When the draw came out at this year's US Open, tennis fans looked forward to a first-ever meeting in New York between Federer (seeded 7th) and Nadal (seeded 2nd), who were drawn in the same quarter. Nadal did his part, but Federer was knocked out in the 4th round. In years past, it was Nadal who failed to reach the later rounds more often. Here is a look back on the previous US Open results of Federer and Nadal since 2003 (Nadal's first US Open):
2013 - Federer(4R), Nadal(?)
2012 - Federer(QF), Nadal(DNP)
2011 - Federer(SF, lost to Djokovic), Nadal(F)
2010 - Federer(SF, lost to Djokovic), Nadal(W)
2009 - Federer(F), Nadal(SF, lost to Del Potro)
2008 - Federer(W), Nadal(SF, lost to Murray)
2007 - Federer(W), Nadal(4R)
2006 - Federer(W), Nadal(QF)
2005 - Federer(W), Nadal(3R)
2004 - Federer(W), Nadal(2R)
2003 - Federer(4R), Nadal(2R)
Between 2008 and 2011, Federer and Nadal came within one match away from meeting in the US Open Final, but either Roger or Rafa lost his semifinal match while the other man won his. It just wasn't meant to be!
Well, maybe next year. Or the year after that. Hopefully, Federer won't hang up his racket just yet, AND Nadal's knees hold up!
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