Nadal Soars Into US Open Semis Chasing 19th Slam Title.
Rafael Nadal of Spain reacts after winning against Diego Schwartzman of Argentina during their Men’s Singles Quarter-finals match at the 2019 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on September 4, 2019. Johannes EISELE / AFPRafael Nadal, called a “lion” by his latest victim and “the greatest fighter ever” by his next opponent, stalks his 19th Grand Slam title in Friday’s US Open semi-finals.
At stake is a berth in Sunday’s final at Arthur Ashe Stadium against a first-time Grand Slam finalist — the winner between Russian fifth seed Daniil Medvedev and Bulgaria’s 78th-ranked Grigor Dimitrov, who upset 20-time Slam champion Roger Federer in a five-set quarter-final thriller. “I had stable character during all my life, all my career. I mean, mentally focused, mentally relaxed and mentally always ready to respect every opponent, to play every point, to play every game, to play every set and every match until the end. So that’s one of the keys of the success,” Nadal said.
“It was unbelievable,” Berrettini said. “I saw, like, 100 of his matches. Who in this tour doesn’t know Rafa? It’s going to be tough, for sure, against him.” “That’s what I’ve been working for all my life,” Medvedev said. “That’s where I’ve been going step by step. But I am still really surprised with the way this last four weeks have been going. I’ve achieved some of what I’ve dreamed.”
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