The US Open draws have been unveiled. What are the most anticipated matches that we could see down the line? Here are the most anticipated ones with seeding in parenthesis.
(1) Novak Djokovic versus (8) Rafael Nadal in the quarters
No one knows what’s happened to Nadal, who not only didn’t win the French Open (Djokovic beat him—badly), but he’s just 13 – 10 against the top 30 players in the world and has seen his ranking dip to eighth in the world—lowest in a decade. Still these two have played some absolute classic matches before (Nadal leads the series 23–21) and we wouldn’t mind another one this time around.
(1) Novak Djokovic versus (4) Kei Nishikori in the semis
Believe it or not but Japan’s Kei Nishikori is the defending US Open champion after shocking Djokovic in the semis last year and Marin Cilic (who stunned Federer in the semis) in the finals. Surely Djokovic would like a chance to redeem himself this year.
(2) Roger Federer versus (8) Rafael Nadal in the finals
Remember when a Federer-Nadal match was the high-point of tennis? The duo, who were ranked as the top two players in the world for the longest time some years back, have met in Grand Slam finals eight times—but not since 2011, when Nadal denied Federer at the French Open.
