No. 1-ranked Rafael Nadal and No. 2 Novak Djokovic are teaming up to play doubles together at next week's tournament in Toronto.
The ATP says it believes it's the first time the men holding the top two spots in the singles rankings have partnered for doubles since No. 1 Jimmy Connors and No. 2 Arthur Ashe did it in 1976.
Benito Perez-Barbadillo, the publicist for both Nadal and Djokovic, says the pair discussed the possibility of playing with each other last season, but it didn't work out. Perez-Barbadillo says Djokovic called Nadal recently and brought up the idea again.