Nadal will face Anderson in the final of the International of the United States

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The favorite of the tournament, Rafael Nadal, will be in search of a third title at Flushing Meadows.

Once Rafael Nadal is past at top speed and he began snapping of powerful blows rights winners, it was only a matter of time before he gets his pass to the final of International tennis in the United States.

The favorite of the tournament, which will be looking for a third title at Flushing Meadows and 16th career Grand Slam tournaments, has made fi a start to the game saw-tooth Friday night, offering a masterful performance by the result, winning at a certain point nine consecutive games en route to a victory of 4-6, 6-0, 6-3, 6-2 against Juan Martin del Potro in the semi-final of International tennis in the United States.

The double champion of this tournament will be crossing the iron with the 28th-seeded South African Kevin Anderson in the final on Sunday.

Nadal will be participating in his third final this season. After being lost to Roger Federer in the final of the Australian open in January, he won the International of France, in June. It will be obviously the favorite to win against Anderson, a tennis inexperienced who will be participating in his first final in a major tournament.

This is not to mention that Nadal was in a form resplendent in the last three innings against del Potro, confirming practically his return to the top of his sport. Nadal is back in health and can aspire to the excellence, after having been slowed by numerous injuries to a wrist and a knee in 2015 and 2016 — the first two seasons since 2004, during which he has not only been unable to lift a trophy in a Grand Slam tournament, but has simply not participated in any finals.

“This season is fabulous, of course, after a few dark years, with all these injuries, and the hard times, explained Nadal. This year, since the beginning, this season is very emotional for me. “

It was the 15th consecutive win for the Spaniard in the semi-finals of a Grand Slam tournament since del Potro had been eliminated at Flushing Meadows in 2009.

If one forgets a first channel on a dull Friday, during which Nadal ended the match with nine hits and committed 10 unforced errors, he has not missed any target. His statistics for the remainder of the game : 36 hits winners, 10 unforced errors.

Earlier Friday, Anderson defeated Pablo Carreno Busta 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 in the first semi-final male.

Winning against Carreno Busta, Anderson became the player the less well-placed to participate in the championship match at Flushing Meadows since the introduction of the world ranking of the ATP in 1973.

Anderson, ranked 32nd in the world, but labelled as the 28th head series in New York, is the first tennis player south african to reach the final at the International tennis of the United States since Cliff Drysdale in 1965.

He is involved in a 34th major tournament in his career and has taken advantage of a main draw decimated by injuries to many headliners, including former champions Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and Stanislas Wawrinka, to sneak.

“It is well that some of them we have been able to know such a long journey in this tournament “, simply said Anderson.

Carreno Busta, 12th head of the series, was also competing in his first semi-final of a major tournament in his career and had not conceded any round before facing Anderson. He has been constantly put under pressure by his opponent in the service, while Anderson has operated his power to clear 22 aces.