Juan Martin Del Potro Upsets Nadal in US Open 2009 Semifinals
Rafael Nadal had absolutely no chance against Juan Martin del Potro in the U.S. Open semifinals on Sunday.
It was obvious by his reaction and words after the match that even Juan Martin Del Potro could not believe that he had just beaten the number 3 seed Rafael Nadal in the fashion that he did in their semifinal match on Sunday. But it is true and the US Open tennis 2009 results with Del Potro heading into his first major tournament final match on Monday.
Del Potro dominated Nadal during the whole 2 hours and 20 minutes of their semifinal match. Controlling the play from the start, Del Potro overpowered and out played Nadal. Through his powerful serves and volleys, Del Potro kept Nadal on the move going after the balls.
The number 6 seed Del Potro has now beaten Nadal three times this year. After Sunday’s 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 lost to Del Potro, Nadal leads their match total 4-3.
Nadal advanced to the semifinals with his win over Fernando Gonzalez on Saturday. Nadal dominated Gonzalez in the 34 minutes they played on Saturday to complete their quarterfinal match they started on Thursday night when rain suspended play. Rain continued all day Friday forcing them to wait till Saturday to finish their match.
Del Potro was able to defeat Marin Cilic before the rain started on Thursday to advance to the semifinals. Now he is heading to the finals of the 2009 US Open.
