Top seed Nadal extended his winning streak to 13 matches with a 6-2 6-1 defeat of America’s Jared Donaldson in the Qi Zhong Stadium.
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It was Nadal’s 61st win this season and his fourth final at the China Open
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the 2005 champion recorded his 59th match win of 2017 with victory over the American
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Spaniard is bidding to win his second China Open title, following victory on his debut in 2005
There were no changes in this week’s standings, as German Alexander Zverev held the fourth position, followed by Marin Cilic
The 28th-ranked South African tested Nadal early as the two split the first six games of the match
This will be Nadal’s 16th career Grand Slam title
The top seed is looking to win his third title at Flushing Meadows, and the Spaniard overcame yet another slow start to run out a 4-6 6-0 6-3 6-2 scoreline
His strong serve was the key as he played aces after aces, winners after winners overwhelming his teenage opponent
The unseeded youngster set up the tie against Nadal in style, dropping only a single set in his journey to the last-eight encounter with the tournament’s top seed
The Spaniard, who has won the Grand Slam at Flushing Meadows twice before, sealed a 6-2 6-4 6-1 victory in one hour and 42 minutes
After being taken to five sets in his opening two matches, Federer only needed an hour and 46 minutes to dismiss Feliciano Lopez 6-3 6-3 7-5.
The 31-year-old, aiming for his second Grand Slam of the season in New York after his success in the French Open, tops the latest ATP charts released Monday with 7 645 points.
The Spaniard, who learned he was going to reclaim the ATP summit a week ago, last topped the men’s charts in July 2014.
Former world No 1 Djokovic is likely to fall further down the rankings by the end of the year after he announced he will not play again this season due to an elbow injury.
The 31-year-old Spaniard and Federer have both enjoyed a renaissance in their tennis careers this year, with Federer moving on to 19 Grand Slam titles following success at both the Australian Open and Wimbledon, while Nadal claimed his 10th French Open crown.
The 35-year-old is the only remaining top-four seed in contention for the title after Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray were knocked out, while Novak Djokovic was forced to retire due to an elbow injury
Twelve years on and that same man, Gilles Muller, could ambush Nadal’s attempt to land a third title
Top seed and world number one Murray downed Kazakh lucky loser Alexander Bublik 6-1, 6-4, 6-2, shrugging off two brief rain delays and showing little sign of the hip problem which had plagued him in the build-up.
The Spaniard, who landed a record 10th French Open title at the weekend, had been tipped to take part in the famous competition, which starts on June 19