5 biggest obstacles to a Fedal showdown at US Open 2017

#1 : Grigor Dimitrov (Nadal’s potential opponent in the Quarter-Finals)

Can Dimitrov continue his hot streak at the US Open?With his recent exploits in Cincinnati, has Grigor Dimitrov - long-been labelled “Baby Fed”, finally come of age? Dimitrov has been leading the charge of the young brigade for so long, that at 26, he does not feel young anymore. He has beaten Nadal once, in 9 meetings, on the hard courts of Beijing in 2016, but stretched Nadal to the hilt in their most recent outing together, at the Semi-Final stage at Melbourne Park.

Nadal eventually prevailed in 5 gruelling sets, to set up a final showdown with Federer, eventually losing himself in 5-sets to lose the Australian Open Final for the third time in his career. Dimitrov will take a lot of heart from that meeting though. He has already won three titles this season, and could be the biggest potential roadblock that prevents yet another Federer-Nadal meeting in the Big Apple.