In Tennis, Rafael Nadal advanced to the semi-finals of the US Open with a 6-4, 7-5, 6-2 win over Argentine 20th seed Diego Schwartzman.
The Spaniard recorded an eighth straight win over two-time US Open quarter-finalist Schwartzman in a match that finished early this morning.
Both the Men’s single’s semi-finals are slated for Saturday. Second seed Nadal will play Italy’s Matteo Berrettini in the first semis for a berth in the final. Nadal is the only former major champion left in the men’s field following the elimination of Federer and Djokovic, leaving him as the clear frontrunner in his pursuit of a 19th major title.
In the other semi-final, Russia’s Daniil Medvedev will take on Bulgaria’s Gregor Dimitrov.
Both the women’s single’s semi-finals are scheduled for tomorrow morning. American Serena Williams faces Ukraine’s fifth-seeded Elina Svitolina in the first semi-final (4.30 a.m.).
Canadian teen Bianca Andreescu, who became the first teen US Open semi-finalist in a decade, is slated to clash in the second semifinal against fellow Slam semi-final debutante B. Bencic (5.45 a.m.).