Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Others To Reunite for US Open Warm-Up Following Tokyo Olympics 2020 Withdrawal

The 20 Grand Slam club members, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic, will make their second appearance together in 2021 in Toronto. It is indeed exciting news given the withdrawal of the Swiss maestro and the Spaniard from the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.

Earlier, the big three had come together at the French Open 2021. Consequently, fans witnessed the best match of the year so far, the Roland-Garros semifinal between Nadal and Djokovic. Also, the three rounds Federer played before his withdrawal in Paris were quite spectacular.

Now, FEDALOVIC is all set to return for hard court tennis at the Rogers Cup 2021. The tournament will begin from August 6 to August 15.

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Recently, the National Bank Open presented by Rogers released their entry list for 2021. What’s interesting about the list is that all the top 16 players are on it. Thus, the lead-up tournament will effectively prepare everyone for the fourth annual Grand Slam event, the US Open 2021.

Before this, the Spaniard has already confirmed participation in the Citi Open in Washington, DC. It would be the first time that Rafa Nadal would play in the United States capital. After that, the 34-year-old might come to Toronto to defend his 2019 title.

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Furthermore, Federer also stated that he has already begun his recovery for returning on the tennis tour soon. However, there has been no official news from his side.

Lastly, after Federer and Nadal, the Serbian ace raised doubts about his Tokyo Olympics participation. Yet, given the Golden Slam opportunity, Djokovic might try for the medal this year. Following that, he shall kickstart his warm-up for completing his Calendar Slam at Flushing Meadows in New York.

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Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic: The GOAT Race

At the start of the 2021 season, Federer and Nadal had 20 majors each, with Djokovic having 17. Remarkably, the Serbian won the Australian Open, the French Open, and the Championships, Wimbledon, to level with them at 20-all.

From here on, every Grand Slam tournament will have more eyes on the big three than ever before. Moreover, in the Masters 1000 tally, Nadal and Djokovic stand together on the top with 36. So, the Rogers Cup will be an opportunity for one of them to go ahead.

Above all, it is an event packed with talent outside the three as well. Thus, a week full of high-quality tennis is ready on the calendar for tennis fans.

Are you excited to see the big three prepping for the US Open 2021?