US Open - Other All Time Great Matchups like Federer-Nadal that were one match away from happening

[McEnroeisanartist]

It is well-known that Federer and Nadal were 6 times just one match away from playing against each other if the other player had won their match. (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, and 2017)

US Open - Other All Time Great Matchups like Federer-Nadal that were one match away from happening and never happened

1973 US Open - Vilas loses in 1st round, avoids Borg
1974 US Open - Vilas loses in 4th Round, avoids Newcombe
1976 US Open - Vilas loses in SF, avoids Borg
1978 US Open - Vilas loses in 4th Round, avoids McEnroe
1982 US Open - Vilas loses in SF, avoids Lendl
1985 US Open - Becker loses in 4th Round, avoids McEnroe
1987 US Open - Becker loses in 4th Round, avoids Connors
1988 US Open - Agassi loses in SF, avoids Wilander
1990 US Open - Becker loses in SF, avoids Sampras
1990 US Open - McEnroe loses in SF, avoids Agassi
1991 US Open - Sampras loses in QF, avoids Connors
1992 US Open - McEnroe loses in 4th Round, avoids Agassi
1995 US Open - Becker loses in SF avoids Sampras
2010 US Open - Wawrinka loses in QF avoids Nadal
2013 US Open - Wawrinka loses in SF avoids Nadal

 

[Hitman]

2018 US Open - Nadal loses to Del Potro in SF avoids Djokovic