Rafael Nadal

The championship, which will take place from January 3-12 in the lead-up to the year's first Grand Slam

Three-time champion in New York, will play Italy's Matteo Berrettini for a berth in the final

33-year-old Spaniard advanced to the last 16 by defeating South Korean qualifier Chung Hyeon 6-3, 6-4, 6-2

Thiem, Tsitsipas, Karen Khachanov and Bautista Agut lost Tuesday to ease Nadal's potential path to the final.

World number one, who has won four of the past five majors, brushed past Roberto Carballes Baena 6-4, 6-1, 6-4

Novak Djokovic and Naomi Osaka are the defending champions at the US Open

Serbian remains four behind the the Swiss star's mark, with Spaniard Rafael Nadal between them with 18 Slam trophies

Russian held off David Goffin 7-6 (7/3), 6-4 Sunday to win the ATP Cincinnati Masters

Nadal advanced after two hours of play but because of rain it took almost four and a half hours

The Spaniard with 18 Grand Slam titles is back at the ATP Montreal Masters as defending champion

Spaniard could find himself challenged early by another rising star Alex de Minaur at the Montreal Masters

The world number one saved two match points to clinch a fifth Wimbledon title and 16th major

Sport's two most successful players now have 38 Grand Slam titles between them

Swiss star and Spainiard will meet for the 40th time in the semi-finals

Swiss star became the oldest man to reach a Grand Slam quarter-final in 28 years

The Big Three will play in the last 16 ties against opponents who have never before progressed this far London.

33-year-old Spaniard came through in four sets 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (7/3)

World number one is the defending champion and chasing a fifth title at the All England Club

Spaniard is yet to play an official match on grass this year while Federer warmed up last week by winning in Halle

32-year-old Russian has not played a competitive match since pulling out of the St Petersburg Open in January

The world number two also took his Paris record to an astonishing 93 wins and just two losses

33-year-old claimed a 6-3, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 victory over the fourth seed

Spaniard is now just two behind Roger Federer's all-time record of 20 majors and three ahead of Novak Djokovic

Spaniard wins his 18th Grand Slam by defeating the Austrian 6-3 5-7 6-1 6-1

25-year-old has four wins on clay over the Spaniard superstar -- only Novak Djokovic has more

The two close friends have won 2008 Olympic gold and 2014 Davis Cup gold together

34-year-old has a 23-3 losing head-to-head record against close friend and fellow Swiss superstar

Spaniard faces against former top-10 player Goffin while Swiss superstar will have a match with Norway's Casper Rudd

The tournament starts today

Swiss star is the headline act on opening day, 10 years after his one triumph in Paris and two decades since his debut

Serb is tantalisingly close to another 'Djoko Slam' after winning the 2018 Wimbledon, US Open and the Australian Open

32-year-old from Belgrade made it clear Nadal, who is the same age, was the favorite at Roland Garros

Spaniard defeated world number one Novak Djokovic 6-0, 4-6, 6-1 for a record 34rd Masters

Four-time finalist in Rome next plays Greek eighth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas

37-year-old suffered what his club, Porto called an "acute myocardial infarction" in training

World number one, however, maintains he would welcome the input of the Swiss and Spanish legends

Swiss superstar is seeking his first title in one of the ATP's prestigious Masters 1000 events

Nadal leads the head-to-head rivalry with Federer 23-15, but Federer has won 11 of their 20 hard-court meetings

Spaniard lifted the trophy in 2007, 2008 and 2013, is in the last eight for the first time in three years

Serbian superstar was playing his first tournament since lifting a record seventh title in Melbourne

Spaniard, winner in Acapulco in 2005 and 2013, was playing his first event since falling in the Australian Open final

However, long-time rivals Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray will be missing

The World Number 2 may have lost in the Australian Open finals but things are definitely looking up for him

The Serbian demolished Rafa Nadal 6-3 6-2 6-3 to clinch his 15th Grand Slam title

All the next generation favourites have been forced out of the Australian Open

The Serbian reached an astonishing level to bully Pouille all night in his 6-0 6-2 6-2 win

Spanish number two seed sprints through in 107 minutes and will face 20-year-old Greek sensation Stefanos Tsitsipas

Spaniard ruthlessly drags the 19-year-old Australian over every inch of Rod Laver Arena in his 2hr 22min victory

The top three seeds at Melbourne Park raffled all four of the majors between them last year

The 17-time Grand Slam champion is bidding to become the first man to win each Grand Slam on two or more occasions