Federer, Nadal BOTH outside top four
Returning for the Olympics and winning gold in doubles while making the semifinals in singles for a much needed jolt of confidence, Nadal relinquished a break lead late in the fifth set and was ousted by Lucas Pouille in the fourth round of the US Open the lone grand slam where he and Federer have never faced off.
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