Rafael Nadal storms into 23rd Grand Slam final after del Potro demolition at US Open 2017
Here are some photo highlights from Day 12 of US Open 2017 where Rafael Nadal and Kevin Anderson set up men’s singles final clash.
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Rafael Nadal will play for his 16th Grand Slam title after beating Juan Martin del Potro 4-6, 6-0, 6-3, 6-2 in the US Open semi-final. AP
28th-seeded Kevin Anderson will play for his first Grand Slam title after beating Pablo Carreno Busta 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 in the US Open semifinals. AP
Juan Martin del Potro was initially outhitting Rafael Nadal and clinched the first set 6-4, winning 17 of 22 points on his first serve and putting it away with one of his powerful forehand winners. AP
Rafael Nadal dominated the second set 6-0 against Juan Martin del Potro to even their semifinal at one set apiece. The No 1 seed needed just 27 minutes to square the match. AP
Juan Martin del Potro had no answers as Rafael Nadal took control of the match by winning nine straight games after dropping the opening set. Nadal won the third set 6-3. AP
Nadal soon wrapped up the match clinching the fourth set 6-2. It was his 15th straight victory in a Grand Slam semi-final since Juan Martin del Potro beat him in 2009 at Flushing Meadows. The Spaniard is in his third Grand Slam final of the year. AP
Pablo Carreno Busta was trying to become the first player to win the US Open without dropping a set since Neale Fraser in 1960. The 12th-seeded Spaniard took the first set 6-4 against Kevin Anderson breaking the South African's serve for a 4-3 lead and never faced any danger in improving to 16-0 in sets so far in Flushing Meadows. AP
Kevin Anderson evened the semi-final becoming the first player to take a set off Pablo Carreno Busta in the tournament. Anderson won the second set 7-5. AP
Pablo Carreno Busta lays on the court after missing a shot from Kevin Anderson during the semi-finals. Anderson took control of the match after winning the third sets. The Spaniard was constantly under pressure on his serve, while Anderson used his power to pound 22 aces. AP
Kevin Anderson took the fourth set to become the first South African to play for the US Open title since Cliff Drysdale in 1965. AP
The 12th-seeded team of Horia Tecau of Romania and Jean-Julien Rojer of the Netherlands won their first US Open men's doubles championship. Tecau and Rojer defeated the 11th-seeded Spaniards Feliciano Lopez and Marc Lopez 6-4, 6-3 in the final at Flushing Meadows. AP