2006 US Open – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros. Also, he reached a record-equalling 10th consecutive Grand Slam semifinal appearance (streak started at the 2004 Wimbledon Championships), after Rod Laver and Ivan Lendl. This tournament was Andre Agassi's last professional appearance. He played his last match against Benjamin Becker and retired after the US Open. Future champion Juan Martín del Potro made his first appearance in the main draw of the US Open. This was also the first Grand Slam tournament in which future World No. 1's Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray were seeded. They were seeded 20th and 17th respectively. The seeded players
Federer–Murray rivalry Federer–Murray rivalry The Federer–Murray rivalry is a rivalry between two professional tennis players, Roger Federer of Switzerland and Andy Murray of Great Britain. They have met 25 times in official Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) matches, and Federer leads 14–11. Federer has a 5–1 lead in Grand Slam matches including a 3–0 lead in finals. Federer also leads 4–1 at the ATP World Tour Finals. Murray leads 6–3 in Masters 1000 matches including a 2–0 lead in finals. Federer leads 12–10 on hard courts, 2–1 on Grass and they have never met on clay. The three finals they have played