Arch-rivals Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal to reunite at Laver Cup
Tennis | December 15, 2018 11:24 ISTIn the opening edition of the tournament in 2017, they played as doubles partners for the very first time.
In the opening edition of the tournament in 2017, they played as doubles partners for the very first time.
The top-ranked Djokovic told BBC Sports on Friday that "the match is not happening this year" because of Nadal's injury.
Rafael Nadal is undergoing an operation on his right ankle in Barcelona.
Djokovic had secured World No. 1, following Nadal's retirement from the Paris Masters due to abdominal problems.
The 22-year-old Khachanov, ranked 18th, is the first Russian to win here since Nikolay Davydenko in 2006.
Also, Roger Federer advanced to the third round after big-serving Milos Raonic retired with a right elbow injury.
The U.S. Open champion won four of the last five tournaments he has entered, including Wimbledon, the U.S. Open and most recently the Shanghai Masters.
At the Australian Open and the French Open, players still have to win by two games in the final set in singles matches.
Serbia's Novak Djokovic jumped three spots to third after he captured his third US Open title and 14th overall grand slam.
On Sunday, No. 3 del Potro will face No. 6 Novak Djokovic, who advanced with an emphatic 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 victory over No. 21 Kei Nishikori in the second semifinal.
Del Potro was leading 7-6 (3), 6-2 after two hours of play when Nadal shook his head and said he had to stop.
All four players have reached the U.S. Open final while only Nishikori hasn't won it to make this the first Grand Slam final four since the 2012 Australian Open in which all four players were past finalists.
The defending champion and No. 1 seed at Flushing Meadows recovered from his disastrous start and other stumbles along the way to beat No. 9 Dominic Thiem.
The No.1-ranked Nadal overcame a shaky start and used his customary relentless style to wear down No. 27 seed Karen Khachanov physically and mentally.
Murray hadn't played in a Grand Slam tournament since Wimbledon last year, before needing hip surgery that has limited him to just eight matches this year.
The top in both the WTA and ATP rankings remain unchanged with all the players holding on to their spots.
The Swiss maestro had won five titles in a row in Flushing Meadows and was a game away from a sixth in 2009 when Juan Martin del Potro pulled out a fourth-set tiebreaker, then won the fifth set.
The top-ranked Nadal beat the unseeded Greek upstart 6-2, 7-6 (4) for his fourth Rogers Cup crown and fifth victory of the year. He has 33 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles.
Rafael Nadal rallied at night to join the Greek teenager Stefanos Tsitsipas in the semi-finals.
Nadal, playing for the first time since a five-set loss to Djokovic in the Wimbledon semifinals, topped France's Benoit Paire 6-2, 6-3 at night after a series of rain delays.
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