Roger Federer gives a huge advantage to Rafael Nadal before the US Open

Roger Federer's decision to upset his preparations for the US Open allowed him to give a boost to Rafael Nadal

Federer changed his traditional schedule at the beginning of an attempt to end a drought 10 years old. Flushing Meadows

The 36-year-old athlete, whose last game was a five-game defeat to Kevin Anderson in the Wimbledon quarter-finals, retired from the Canadian Open Toronto

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The decision reduces the plans of the big winner 20 times to a single warm-up tournament – the Cincinnati Masters – before the US Open, in a back to the more compact calendar of the month of August This led to two finals in 2015.

It remains to be seen whether the decision leads to Flushing Meadows, but what is certain is the blow that Federer will take in the race to finish the year as the world 's number one.

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L & # 39; Last year, Federer first played in Toronto, losing the final, before taking two weeks off before losing to the quarterfinals of the US Open. 19659013] "I'm so disappointed not to play Rogers Cup (Toronto) this summer," Federer said earlier this week.

"I had a great time in Montreal last year and I always liked playing in front of

" But unfortunately, planning being the key to my longevity, I Unfortunately, I decided to withdraw from Toronto. "

The Toronto and Cincinnati tournaments run consecutively during the first two weeks of August, with the US Open beginning August 27 to finish busy action month for the best players in the world.

Federer, who will be celebrating his 37th birthday on August 8th, is currently the only member of the top 20 to have retired from any of the two warm-up events

Novak Djokovic, Nadal and Wimbledon champion, is among the players appearing at both tournaments.