Published: September 02, 2018
• Spaniard wins 6-3, 6-3, 6-7 (6-8), 6-4
• Nadal will face Dominic Thiem in last eight
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• Nadal will face Dominic Thiem in last eight
Expectations that the US Open quarter-finals would bring together last year’s finalists were shredded on Sunday when Rafael Nadal won after a struggle and Kevin Anderson was a brave but exhausted loser in matches of stark contrast. However there will be a rerun of the French Open final, as Nadal’s opponent on Tuesday is Dominic Thiem.
The Austrian, a first-time finalist at Roland Garros this year, has been strangely out of sorts over the first week of the final slam. A change of surface will probably do the ninth seed no favours against the defending champion as Nadal has been hitting the ball with his customary venom.
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