Retired Swiss star Federer and Nadal faced each other 14 times at Grand Slam tournaments with Nadal holding a 6-3 advantage in finals.
The 38-year-old Nadal last month announced he was putting an end to his glittering tennis career after the Davis Cup final
Spanish superstar Rafael Nadal is aiming to cap his emotional farewell from tennis with another Davis Cup triumph in Malaga next week.
Carlos Alcaraz said he was hoping to make Rafael Nadal's tennis farewell at the Davis Cup Finals a victorious one after he was dumped out of the ATP Finals at the group stage with a straight-sets defeat to Alexander Zverev on Friday.
Novak Djokovic implored long-time adversary Rafael Nadal to put off his planned retirement after defeating the Spaniard Saturday in what was likely to be the final chapter of their "amazing rivalry".
The 38-year-old Nadal announced last week he would retire from tennis after the Davis Cup Finals in Malaga next month.
Nadal, the winner of 22 Grand Slam titles, announced last week that he will retire from tennis after the Davis Cup Finals in Malaga next month.
As a child Alcaraz had watched Nadal and was grateful for the "immense gift" of playing alongside him at the Paris Olympics earlier this year which was held at Roland Garros.
When a teenaged Rafa Nadal bounced in to Roland Garros in pirate pants and sleeveless shirt in May 2005 before scything through the draw, few realised it marked the start of an unprecedented era of sporting domination.
A day after he sued French sports minister Roselyne Bachelot for accusing him of covering up a failed drug test, Spanish tennis great Rafael Nadal writes a letter to the International Tennis Federation requesting that the results of all his drug tests be published.
Swiss tennis great Roger Federer was honoured by a street which leads to his childhood training facilities being named 'Allee Roger Federer' in the Swiss city of Biel.
Rafa Nadal ended a sub-par grand slam season on a heartbreaking note when he fell 3-6 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4 in the third round of the U.S. Open to Fabio Fognini.
Serena Williams tries to reach the US Open fourth round while Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal also seek last-16 berths.
Andy Murray will begin his grass-court campaign at Queen's Club on Tuesday, with Rafael Nadal and Stan Wawrinka also featuring in the tournament.
The two great rivals meet for the 44th time and for the fourth year in succession at Roland Garros.
Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams as well as nine-time champion Rafael Nadal and in-form Andy Murray serve up a Saturday special at the French Open.
Rafael Nadal remains on course for a 10th French Open title with a straight-sets victory over fellow Spaniard Nicolas Almagro in the second round.
Andy Murray and Heather Watson face familiar opponents in the French Open second round on Thursday.