NEW YORK (Reuters) - Belonging to a generation of era-defining champions is of greater importance to Spanish juggernaut Rafa Nadal than his long-term rivalry with Roger Federer. World number one Nadal won his third U.S. Open and 16th grand slam title with a 6-3 6-3 6-4 demolition of South African Kevin Anderson, triggering speculations on his chances of surpassing Federer's record of 19 major championships. "Of course this rivalry has been important for our sport, in my opinion," Nadal said of his battles with the Swiss great. Since Nadal won the first of this 10 French Open titles, he, Federer and Djokovic have won 43 of the 51 grand slams. "That's difficult to find some players in the same generation that achieve all the things that we achieved," Nadal said.

Source: The Star September 11, 2017 03:45 UTC