Broadway Blues: How Roger & Rafa have avoided bringing their act to NY
They've been close many times—but no cigar.
Roger Federer's four-set loss to Juan Martin del Potro on Thursday night prevented what would have been his first match against Rafael Nadal at the US Open. It's not the first time the career rivals and all-time greats have come close to colliding at Flushing Meadows, but ultimately fell short: