But Nadal, who regained the world number one ranking this month to be the top seed in New York, is focussed on the bigger picture. "I prefer to play against another one," Nadal told a news conference at Flushing Meadows on Saturday. Nadal is back as world number one for the first time since 2014, having won his 10th French Open title in June. Federer, on the other hand, says he would love a big match against Nadal at the U.S. Open for the first time. Hopefully that would be a great atmosphere and one again where we play great like at the Australian Open.”Nadal leads Federer 24-13 overall and 9-3 in grand slams but has lost their last four meetings.

Source: The Star August 27, 2017 14:26 UTC