Saved. Feels like it could be a turning point
Its like a Challenger Tour event. Dominic Thiem (8), David Goffin (14), Pablo Carreno Busta (19) and Lucas Pouille (20) are the only players in the World Top 20 into the last 16 so far. Nadal and Federer are the only other players in the Top 20 who can join them.
Del Potro takes the first set against Federer 7-5. The Great Man in trouble here.
Del Potro has the third set after a tie break.
Leads 2 sets to 1.
Del Potro wins in 4.
The advantages of working from home, the match is on now on Eurosport. 
Nadal is apparently the first player since world rankings were introduced to make a Grand Slam semi final without facing a player ranked in the world Top 50.
Hopefully Del Potro can do a number on him in the Semi Final. Would love to see Del Potro win the US Open.
Del Potro has been playing well. He’s beaten 11th seed Bautista-Agut, 6th seed Thiem and Federer last night.
Its been an awful tournament though. 5 of the world Top 10 (Sir Andy, Djokovic, Stan, Raonic and Nishikori) out before a ball was even struck and 2 more of the Top 10, Federer and Cilic playing severely hampered by injury and predictably crashing out early.
Yeah it has been shit especially with the draw being so top heavy. To think that Andersson or Busta could make a slam final is nuts. Whoever wins between nadal and del Potro should win the tournament.
A bit like Federer’s first 5 or 6 grand slams picked up against dross so.
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Yawn
Bizarre comment. Nadal having not faced a player in the World Top 50 in his first five matches faces the 24th seed in the semi final. Win that and its either the 12th or 28th seed in the final.
Grand Slam 1 - Championship 2003 - Federer (seeded 4) beat the 8th seed and 5th seed
Grand Slam 2 - Australia 2004 - Federer (seeded 2) beat the 8th seed, the 3rd seed and two double Grand Slam Champions - Marat Safin and Lleyton Hewitt
Grand Slam 3 - Championship 2004 - Federer (seeded 1) beat the 7th, 10th and 2nd seed
Grand Slam 4 - US Open 2004 - Federer (seeded 1) beat the 6th, 5th and 4th seed
Grand Slam 5 - Championship 2005 - Federer (seeded 1) beat the 3rd and 2nd seed
Grand Slam 6 - US Open 2005 - Federer (seeded 1) beat the 11th. 3rd and 7th seed.
All those lads were shit, pal.
Federer had a head start on Nadal and Djokovic and picked up easy slams then - it’s the only reason he ranks ahead of them in slam wins.
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Who did Nadal beat for all those French titles? A few tap ins there.
He’s beaten Federer in five of them anyway.
You’ve just dismissed Agassi (US beaten finalist 2005) as shit.
What exactly are you trying to argue again? You’re all over the place.
Agassi was 35 in 2005.
Federer (35 years 6 months) beat Nadal (5 years his junior) in the 2017 Australian Open Final.