Awaiting another showdown

Top-ranked Roger Federer, seeking the only Grand Slam title he has yet to win, will face Nikolay Davydenko in the other match. Davydenko, seeded fourth, has always lost to Federer in eight previous meetings but sees no reason why he would not stage a major upset.

8220;We8217;ve played many times and I8217;ve often had chances to win,8221; the Russian said. 8220;He often has trouble against me.8221;

The top guns and their fans, though, know that they are just one win away from another big French Open showdown.

Roger Federer 1 vs Nikolay Davydenko 4

Federer leads 8-0

2002: Milan, R16, carpet-indoor, Federer, 6-3, 6-7 5, 7-5

2004: Miami, R64, hard-outdoor, Federer, 6-2, 3-6, 7-5

2004: Olympics-Athens, R64, hard-outdoor, Federer, 6-3, 5-7, 6-1

2005: Doha, SF, hard-outdoor, Federer, 6-3, 6-4

2005: Rotterdam, QF, hard-indoor, Federer, 7-5, 7-5

2005: Hamburg, SF, clay-outdoor, Federer, 6-3, 6-4

2006: Australian Open, QF, hard-outdoor, Federer, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 7, 7-6 5

2006: US Open, SF, hard-outdoor, Federer, 6-1, 7-5, 6-4

Rafael Nadal 2 vs Novak Djokovic 6

Nadal leads 3-1

2006: French Open, QF, clay-outdoor, Nadal, 6-4, 6-4, retired

2007: Indian Wells, F, hard-outdoor, Nadal, 6-2, 7-5

2007: Miami, QF, hard-outdoor, Djokovic, 6-3, 6-4

2007: Rome, QF, clay-outdoor, Nadal, 6-2, 6-3