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Adam Hunger / Associated Press
And then there were four.
The men's semifinals for the 2018 US Open are set after the closing of Wednesday's two quarter-finals. N ° 21 Kei Nishikori and No.6 Novak Djokovic joined No. 1 Rafael Nadal and No. 3 Juan Martin del Potro in the semi-finals after defeating No. 7 Marin Cilic and unqualified John Millman, respectively .
Nadal and del Potro qualified for the semi-finals on Tuesday.
The seed needed five full sets against No. 9 Dominic Thiem in one of the tournament's most exciting matches, while Del Potro faced American John Isner in four sets.
With the quarterfinals in the books, here is a preview of the schedule for the semi-finals.
Schedule of the 2018 American men's semifinals
No. 1 Rafael Nadal versus No. 3 Juan Martin del Potro, Friday on ESPN
No.6 Novak Djokovic vs. No. 21 Kei Nishikori, Friday on ESPN
* Live feed available on WatchESPN. According to the tournament's official website, the men's semifinal starts at 4pm. And Friday.
Predictions
Carolyn Kaster / Associated Press
Nadal facing del Potro in the final laps of the major becomes the norm for tennis fans.
The Spanish star has an advantage of 11-5 head-to-head the confrontations, and Stanley Kay of Illustrated Sports noted that this will be the fourth time in the last five Grand Slam tournaments that they will play between them. Nadal beat del Potro in last year's US Open, this year's French Open and this year's Wimbledon in a classic quarter-final showdown.
Nadal won the Wimbledon clash in five sets, 7-5, 6-7, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, giving a glimpse of what New York fans might be trying to do. compete in the semifinals. Del Potro appeared to be winning several times before the top ranked player could bounce back and take control.
Del Potro defeated Nadal and Roger Federer before qualifying for the 2009 US Open Championship before wrist injuries cost him his bonus.
However, he plays a better career rankings and the figures of fatigue favor him when he comes in. Nadal needed five sets and two tiebreakers in the quarterfinals, four sets and a tie-breaker. break in the fourth round, and four sets and two tie-breaks in the third round. Del Potro won each of his matches in two sets, except in the quarter-finals, while he needed four sets to beat Isner.
However, it is impossible to ignore the results in head-to-head on the biggest stages of the game during the projection of this game. The thought here is that Nadal continues to serve as an obstacle that Del Potro can not overcome in his career revival.
Regarding the other semifinal, Djokovic has a 14-2 advantage over Nishikori in the clashes, although one of his wins came in the semifinals of the US Open. 2014.
The Serbian star also plays well this summer and won the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, won Wimbledon and reached the finals of the tree fever championships in London. BBC noted that his victory over Federer in Cincinnati has made him the first male player in the history of the sport to win the nine 1000 Masters tournaments.
He contrasts with Nishikori, who has not yet won a title this year.
Djokovic eliminated him at Wimbledon in the quarterfinals and in the Masters tournaments in Rome and Madrid this year. Djokovic has dominated Nishikori in their matches recently and throughout their career, and there is no reason to think that things will change in New York.
Get ready for a starry finish.
Prediction: Nadal and Djokovic win their semi-finals and face each other in the championship game.
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