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Nadal doesn't compare him to Roger Federer

World number one Rafael Nadal says it is too early to compare him to Roger Federer despite becoming only the seventh man to win all four grand slam tennis tournaments. Rafael Nadal & Roger Federer in action Nadal, 24, beat Novak Djokovic in the U.S. Open final in New York on Monday to win his ninth grand slam title, moving within seven of Federer's record haul of 16. But asked about comparison's with the Swiss, Nadal told CNN: "I think he is the best -- I am very far from him. It's difficult to say I am like Roger -- I never thought that way. "But I am very happy with what I did. I want to keep playing how I have been playing." Nadal produced some of the best tennis of his career to become the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to win the French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open in the same year. He only lost one set in the entire tournament -- to Djokovic in the final -- and his serve was only broken on five occasions -- equaling a record set by ...