They have played four times in Miami, three times in Indian Wells, Calif., and once in Cincinnati. They have also found each other four times at the calendar’s first hardcourt Grand Slam event, the Australian Open.
But the rivalry between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal is star-crossed when it comes to the United States Open. As in: Here, the stars don’t cross. Federer and Nadal have played 37 times around the world, in 14 cities, but never in New York.
(In another rivalry, Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova have also had all 21 of their meetings outside the U.