Nadal has now qualified for the quarter finals of the U.S. Open.
faced his stiffest challenge yet at the U.S. Open but raised his game to beat Marin Cilic 6-3 3-6 6-1 6-2 on Monday, and continued his quest for a fourth Flushing Meadows title.
Cilic would double fault later in the game to give Nadal a 3-1 lead, and would never threaten again on a hot and humid night in New York, with Tiger Woods, among the star-studded crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium cheering on the Spaniard.“He’s an amazing inspiration; all the things that he accomplish in sport, the way that he managed to keep fighting that hard,’ Nadal said of Woods.
Next up for the 18-time Grand Slam champion is a meeting with Argentine Diego Schwartzman, who toppled Alexander Zverev in their round of 16 clash earlier in the day.
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