NEW YORK -- While Rafael Nadal was improving to 19-0 on hard courts in 2013 by returning to the U.S. Open quarterfinals, he noticed the scoreboard updates showing how Roger Federer's match on ...

Nadal previously won the U.S. Open three times, most recently in 2017. Ahead of the match, Nadal said he was “super happy to be back in the final of the US Open,” USA Today reported.