US Open 2019: Rafael Nadal Defeats Diego Schwartzman in Quarter-Final Match, Advances to Semi-Final in Men’s Singles

Rafael Nadal defeated Diego Schwartzman in the quarter-finals of US Open 2019 men's singles. The Spanish tennis star crushed the Argentine tennis player 6-4, 7-5, 6-2. In the first set of the game, Nadal outclassed Diego Schwartzman 6-4. In the second set, Nadal faced a tough challenge from Schwartzman but was able to beat him again 7-5. In the third set, Nadal won 3-2, thereby winning the match in straight sets. Nadal has now qualified for the semi-final of US Open 2019 men's singles. Inspired Rafael Nadal Has 'Idol' Tiger Woods Roaring at US Open 2019. 

In the first round of US Open 2019, Nadal defeated John Millman in straight sets 6-3, 6-2, 6-2. In the second round of men's singles, Thanasi Kokkinakis retired from the match due to injury and Nadal qualified for the next round. In the third round, Nadal defeated South Korean Chung Hyeon, again in straight sets 6-3, 6-4, 6-2. The Spanish tennis legend played a comparatively tough game against Marin Cilic in the round of 16 in US Open 2019. However, Nadal was able to outplay Croatian tennis player 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2. Roger Federer Refuses to Blame Back Injury for US Open 2019 Exit Following Quarter-Final Defeat to Grigor Dimitrov in Five-Set Thriller. 

On the other hand, Argentine tennis player Diego Schwartzman outclassed Robin Haase, Egor Gerasimov and Tennys Sandgren in the first, second and third round of US Open 2019 respectively. In the round of 16, he defeated sixth-ranked Alexander Zverev 3-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-3. However, he could not keep his winning streak alive in the quarter-final clash against Nadal.

Daniil Medvedev and Grigor Dimitrov are other semi-finalists in US Open 2019 and both will face each other in men's singles clash on September 7. Dimitrov defeated Roger Federer in the quarter-final, which came as a big shock to tennis fans. After being one set down, Dimitrov was eventually able to defeat Federer 3-6,  6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

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