Rafael Nadal Quits in Semi-Final: Juan Martin del Potro's Entry In US Open Finals

Rafael Nadal made his way out from the US Open Semi-Finals leaving Juan Martin del Potro at the gate of finals after experiencing a call-out injury.  The 17 Grand Slam Titles winner Nadal had to give up on his dream of 4th US Open Finals as his pounding knees were unable to continue on September 7, 2018.

Rafael Nadal and Juan Martin del Potro faced each other in the US Open Semi-Finals, both seeking their way to the glorious finals, however, luck turned back to Nadal. The 17 hours 52 minutes of hard work suddenly left Nadal and his fans heart-broken after he ripped off his headband on Friday and signaled to the chair umpire that he was done.

Unfortunately, Rafa Nadal has retired after 2 sets in the semifinals, sending Juan Martin del Potro through to the final...#USOpen pic.twitter.com/uegztbgIyl

— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 7, 2018

Before Nadal's retirement, the game trailed 7-6 (7-3), 6-2, about 2 hours into the first semifinal of the day in Flushing Meadows. The consequences led  No. 3 seed the Argentine del Potro back into the U.S. Open final for the first time since his victory over Roger Federer, his only career Grand Slam championship in 2009. 

The win without a glory made Juan Martin del Potro unhappy as per his statement:

"Of course, it’s not the best way to win a match. I love to play against Rafa because he’s the biggest fighter in the sport. I don’t like to see him suffering in court today."

Potro will face Novak Djokovic in the finals who moved to finals after beating the Japanese 21st  seed Kei Nishikori with  6-3 6-4 6-2  set up.