22 match points, 22 trophy lifts, that's 22 Grand Slam titles for Rafa Nadal! 🙌 | US Open Tennis Championships

Over the course of the past decade and more, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer have thrived regardless of circumstance. They have stared each other down in the finals of the grandest tournaments around the world and they have brought out their best time after time, even when the tension was most suffocating. Their rivalry, with the frenzied popularity it created and the level it exhibited, has played a foundational role in the recent development of men’s tennis. | MiD DAY