Rafael Nadal powered into the U.S. Open semifinals and kept alive the possibility for a matchup with Roger Federer, overwhelming Russian teenager Andrey Rublev 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 on Wednesday. The top-seeded Nadal wrapped up the rout in just over 90 minutes, then waited to see if he would finally face his longtime rival in the only Grand Slam tournament where they have never met. This is the sixth time at the U.S. Open that Nadal and Federer have each been one victory away from a matchup of the men who own the most Grand Slam titles. The 20th-seeded Vandeweghe matched her best result in a Grand Slam tournament, having also reached the semifinals of the Australian Open in January before falling to Venus Williams. Vandeweghe upsets Pliskova to reach U.S. Open semifinals1:25Williams is also into the semifinals in Flushing Meadows along with Sloane Stephens, and No.

Source: CBC News September 06, 2017 18:56 UTC