Rafael Nadal will battle for a 19th Grand Slam title against Daniil Medvedev on Sunday after easing past Italys Matteo Berrettini in the semi-finals of the US Open.
The world No. 2 beat Berrettini 7-6 (8-6) 6-4 6-1 on Friday night to join Russias Medvedev in the final and can land a second major title of the year with victory.
A win would see him split the four majors with world No. 1 Novak Djokovic and open a lead of more than 2,000 points in the race to end the season as tennis top-ranked male.
He will also close the gap on Roger Federers all-time Grand Slam record of 20 titles to just one tournament win should he get over the line. Given his dominance at the French Open, he would hope to match the Swiss next year.
Writing off his final opponent would be a dangerous move, however. Medvedev boasts more match wins than any other man in 2019. His win over Dimitrov was his 50th of the season.
Advertisement
Advertisement
His form in the American hard court summer has been nothing short of tremendous. He has reached finals in all four of the events hes played, winning a first Masters 1000 title in Cincinnati.
One of those twoRead More – Source
