US Open: Pundits discuss possible Federer v Nadal final
Annabel Croft thinks it is "unbelievable" that Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have never clashed at the US Open.
The pair have won eight US open titles between them but have still yet to go toe-to-toe at Flushing Meadows.
Federer and Nadal are on course to set up a 41st career meeting in Sunday’s final, especially following Novak Djokovic’s shock exit.
“It is unbelievable with the longevity that those two have had that we have never had that match-up here,” Croft told Amazon Prime.
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“We have nearly had it but then there has been an upset along the way.
“And then when you are least expecting it, it may happen.
“I didn’t expect what happened with Djokovic the other night so that has opened the door a little bit.
“We don’t want to get too ahead of ourselves but it would be exciting if it was to happen.”
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Federer and Nadal have still got to get through their quarter and semi-final ties before they can begin to think of facing one another.
But fellow pundit Greg Rusedski thinks it is a given they will both come through their respective halves.
“I am going to get ahead of myself - I am going to say it is going to happen.
“2017 they were one match away and Del Potro wrecked the party,” he said.
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“If you look a Federer’ head-to-head on hard courts, he has got 26-0 against the three guys.
“And if you look at Rafael Nadal, who to me is the favourite to win the title, he has only lost two matches to everybody.
“That was Gael Monfils in 2012.
“Fedal is going to happen.”