Federer and Nadal close in on landmark New York meeting
New York — Roger Federer crushed Germany’s Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-4 6-2 7-5 to ease into the quarterfinals of the US Open and remain on a collision course for a semifinal showdown with Rafa Nadal. The Swiss maestro and the muscular Spaniard have played for titles on French Open clay, Wimbledon’s manicured lawns and in Australian heat and while no trophy would be on the line, a New York meeting would still have the Big Apple buzzing. One of sport’s great rivalries, Federer and Nadal have clashed 37 times over the years, but have never stood across from each other on Flushing Meadows’ hard courts. Standing between Federer and a semifinal berth is Argentinian Juan Martin del Potro, who beat the former world No1 in the 2009 final to lift his only Grand Slam title. Nadal kept up his end of the bargain with a straight-sets win against Ukraine’s Alexandr Dolgopolov earlier on Monday. He will need to get past 19-year-old Russian Andrey Rublev. "I think it would mean a lot to both of us," s...
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