It seems that the Spanish tennis playing is approaching US open Award with a confident path. The withdraw of the Australian player, Thanasi Kokkinakis due to injury before the start of the game which means that Nadal, 33 years old is near the award. Nadal then faced Chung and defeated him: 2-6, 4-6, 3-6.
Nadal, the beholder of 18 Grand Slams Tournaments and who finished the game in about one hour and 59 minutes, said: « I am trying to be more effective and strong as I am not still young like when I was 25 years ».He added: « I performed well in Montreal, but I was absent in Cincinnati, but I am here now ».
The winner of this award three times; 2010, 2013 and 2017 will face either the Croatian player Marin Člić or the American John Isner.
