US Open: Del Potro to face Djokovic in final after Nadal retires injured

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Injury has pushed Nadal out of the US Open, paving the way for Juan Martin del Potro to take on Novak Djokovic in the final. Djokovic is chasing his 14th Grand Slam title, while Del Potro is trying for a second.

Juan Martin del Potro will face off against Novak Djokovic in Sunday’s US Open final, after a knee injury forced defending champion and world number one Rafael Nadal to quit his match against the Argentinian.

In the US Open, world number one Rafael Nadal retired from semi-final while trailing Juan Martin del Potro 7-6, 6-2. Nadal, who had never before retired from a US Open match, showed signs of distress almost from the start as he limped noticeably after a gruelling 69-minute opening set.

It was the second time this year that the world number one has retired from a slam as he also quit during his quarter-final against Marin Cilic at the Australian Open in January.
In the Final, Novak Djokovic will meet Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina tomorrow.

In the women’s singles final, Japan’s Naomi Osaka will face her idol Serena Williams in the final today. Osaka beat American Madison Madison Keys 6-2, 6-4 yesterday and reached first-ever Grand Slam final.

The 20-year-old is also the first female Japanese player to reach a Grand Slam singles final. Earlier Serena Williams stormed into the final beating Lavian 19th seed Anastasija Sevastova 6-3 6-0.

A victory for Serena will equal Margaret Court’s record of 24 Grand Slam singles titles.

 

Djokavic ENTERS into final

Djokovic breezed through to the final showdown with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 win against Japan’s Kei Nishikori that took just 2 hours and 23 minutes.

The match will be the 31-year-old Serb’s eighth final at the tournament and 23rd of his Grand Slam career, while for Del Potro it will be only his second Slam final.