NEW YORK: Juan Martin del Potro reached the US Open final on Friday after defending champion and world number one Rafael Nadal quit their last-four clash with a knee injury. Feel the pain: Rafael Nadal courtside suffering from a right knee injury. Third seed Del Potro, the champion in 2009, was 7-6 (7/3), 6-2 ahead when Nadal retired. Del Potro sensed blood and broke for 3-1 as Nadal struggled for movement. "It means a lot to be back in the final," added Del Potro after his sixth win over Nadal, all on hard court.

Source: Bangkok Post September 07, 2018 22:52 UTC