{"id":1314289,"date":"2019-09-04T23:48:01","date_gmt":"2019-09-05T05:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/nadal-beats-schwartzman-to-reach-us-open-sf\/"},"modified":"2019-09-04T23:48:01","modified_gmt":"2019-09-05T05:48:01","slug":"nadal-beats-schwartzman-to-reach-us-open-sf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/nadal-beats-schwartzman-to-reach-us-open-sf\/","title":{"rendered":"Nadal beats Schwartzman to reach US Open SF"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery p402_hide\" readability=\"6.8954022988506\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-987151-257\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Tennis_49177-a18a1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Tennis_49177-a18a1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | FR171690 AP | Matteo Berrettini, of Italy, falls to the court after winning the fifth set tie break for victory against Gael Monfils, of France, during the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Sarah Stier)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"2.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"16\">\n<p><strong>Matteo Berrettini, of Italy, falls to the court after winning the fifth set tie break for victory against Gael Monfils, of France, during the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Sarah Stier)<\/strong><br \/>AP | FR171690 AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Tennis_49177-a18a1.jpg\" alt=\"Matteo Berrettini, of Italy, falls to the court after winning the fifth set tie break for victory against Gael Monfils, of France, during the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019, in New York. 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(AP Photo\/Adam Hunger)<\/strong><br \/>AP | FR110666 AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Tennis_49177-a18a1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Diego Schwartzman, of Argentina, asks for cheers from the spectators after winning a point against Rafael Nadal, of Spain, during the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open tennis tournament Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Adam Hunger)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Tennis_49177-a18a1-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Tennis_49177-a18a1-2.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Matteo Berrettini, of Italy, reacts after winning the fifth set tie break for victory against Gael Monfils, of France, during the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Frank Franklin II)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"2.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"16\">\n<p><strong>Matteo Berrettini, of Italy, reacts after winning the fifth set tie break for victory against Gael Monfils, of France, during the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Frank Franklin II)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Tennis_49177-a18a1-2.jpg\" alt=\"Matteo Berrettini, of Italy, reacts after winning the fifth set tie break for victory against Gael Monfils, of France, during the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019, in New York. 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(AP Photo\/Frank Franklin II)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Tennis_49177-a18a1-3.jpg\" alt=\"Belinda Bencic, of Switzerland, celebrates after defeating Donna Vekic, of Croatia, during the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Frank Franklin II)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Tennis_49177-a18a1-4-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Tennis_49177-a18a1-4.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | FR171690 AP | Gael Monfils, of France, nearly runs into a television cameraman while returning a shot from Matteo Berrettini, of Italy, during the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019, in New York.(AP Photo\/Sarah Stier)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"2.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"16\">\n<p><strong>Gael Monfils, of France, nearly runs into a television cameraman while returning a shot from Matteo Berrettini, of Italy, during the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019, in New York.(AP Photo\/Sarah Stier)<\/strong><br \/>AP | FR171690 AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Tennis_49177-a18a1-4.jpg\" alt=\"Gael Monfils, of France, nearly runs into a television cameraman while returning a shot from Matteo Berrettini, of Italy, during the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019, in New York.(AP Photo\/Sarah Stier)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Tennis_49177-a18a1-5-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Tennis_49177-a18a1-5.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | FR110666 AP | Bianca Andreescu, of Canada, reacts to winning a point against Elise Mertens, of Belgium, during the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open tennis tournament Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Adam Hunger)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"2.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"16\">\n<p><strong>Bianca Andreescu, of Canada, reacts to winning a point against Elise Mertens, of Belgium, during the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open tennis tournament Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Adam Hunger)<\/strong><br \/>AP | FR110666 AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Tennis_49177-a18a1-5.jpg\" alt=\"Bianca Andreescu, of Canada, reacts to winning a point against Elise Mertens, of Belgium, during the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open tennis tournament Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Adam Hunger)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Tennis_49177-a18a1-6-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Tennis_49177-a18a1-6.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Rafael Nadal, of Spain, returns a shot from Diego Schwartzman, of Argentina, during the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open tennis tournament Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Seth Wenig)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"2.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"16\">\n<p><strong>Rafael Nadal, of Spain, returns a shot from Diego Schwartzman, of Argentina, during the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open tennis tournament Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Seth Wenig)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Tennis_49177-a18a1-6.jpg\" alt=\"Rafael Nadal, of Spain, returns a shot from Diego Schwartzman, of Argentina, during the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open tennis tournament Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Seth Wenig)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/sports\/nadal-beats-schwartzman-to-reach-us-open-sf\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/sports\/nadal-beats-schwartzman-to-reach-us-open-sf\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">NEW YORK \u2014 Rafael Nadal kept pulling away in his U.S. Open quarterfinal, then getting reeled back in by Diego Schwartzman.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">In the first set, Nadal led 4-0 before Schwartzman got to 4-all. In the second, Nadal went up 5-1 before Schwartzman made it 5-all.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Took more than two hours just for those two sets. Eventually, both were claimed by Nadal. And so, ultimately, was the match and a berth in a 33rd Grand Slam semifinal for Nadal, who prevented Schwartzman from reaching his first by winning 6-4, 7-5, 6-2 after 12:30 a.m. Thursday in Arthur Ashe Stadium.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic are both out of the bracket, but Nadal is still around, meaning at least one member of the Big Three is in the semis at a 62nd consecutive major tournament. That trio has combined to win the last 11 Slam trophies \u2014 and Nadal is going to be heavily favored to make that 12.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">None of the other men left has played in a major final, let alone won one. Nadal, though, is closing in on a fourth championship at the U.S. Open and his 19th at all majors, which would move him only within one of Federer\u2019s record for men.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">On Friday, Nadal will play No. 24 Matteo Berrettini, a 23-year-old from Rome who is Italy\u2019s first male semifinalist in New York since 1977. Berrettini barely got there, edging No. 13 Gael Monfils 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (5) on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The other men\u2019s semifinal will be No. 5 Daniil Medvedev of Russia vs. 78th-ranked Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">In the women\u2019s semifinals Thursday, Serena Williams meets No. 5 Elina Svitolina of Ukraine, and No. 13 Belinda Bencic of Switzerland takes on No. 15 Bianca Andreescu of Canada.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Dimitrov won a five-setter Tuesday night against Federer, who was hampered by an issue with his upper back. Medvedev won his quarterfinal in four sets against Stan Wawrinka, who had built a big lead in the fourth round against Djokovic when the defending champion stopped because of pain in his left shoulder.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">A year ago, it was Nadal whose body broke down: He retired from his semifinal against runner-up Juan Martin del Potro because of a bad knee.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">This time, on a muggy night with the humidity above 50%, the left-hander raised some concern by having a trainer come out to rub a cream into that forearm during a changeover early in the third set. At the next changeover, Nadal flexed his right forearm and was visited again by the trainer, took a salt pill and guzzled some drinks, then shook that arm between points in the following game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Whatever might have been wrong, Nadal managed to play his best when it mattered the most against the 20th-seeded Schwartzman, an Argentine serenaded by loud choruses of \u201cOle! Ole! Ole! Ole!\u201d by an audience that included former San Antonio Spurs star Manu Ginobili.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Nadal came up with a service break in the last game of each of the opening two sets, then the last one he would need made it 4-2 in the third and he broke yet again to end it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Now Nadal becomes Berrettini\u2019s problem.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Berrettini describes his mental coach as a big help and a best friend. They\u2019ve been speaking on the phone before and after every match. And they certainly had plenty to chat about when it came to this latest victory.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Berrettini double-faulted away his initial match point and then needed four more to finally put away Monfils after nearly four hours.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cHe told me, \u2018I need to thank you, because I thought that everyone is born once and dies once. But during that match, I was born and died 15 or 16 times,\u2019\u201d Berrettini said about his conversation with the mental coach he\u2019s worked with for several years. \u201cI collapsed and got back up. I collapsed and got back up. That match point. Those other chances. I was down then I came back. It\u2019s a great source of pride for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">In truth, the denouement was hardly a thing of beauty, with both men, clearly spent, fighting themselves and the tension of the moment as much as the guy on the other side of the net.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Monfils finished with 17 double-faults but managed to avoid any throughout the entire, exhausting fifth set until he served at 6-5 \u2014 and then he had three in that game, plus another two in the deciding tiebreaker, often doubling over between points to rest and catch his breath.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cA very bad day for me, serving,\u201d Monfils said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Berrettini acknowledged the obvious afterward, too, saying he felt \u201ca little bit tight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">You think?<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">It all was a bit of a whir.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cRight now, I don\u2019t remember any points, just the (last) match point, you know?\u201d he said. \u201cI remember also the double-fault; I have to be honest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">More AP tennis: <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/apf-Tennis\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/apf-Tennis<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AP%E2%80%94Sports\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/AP\u2014Sports<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/sports\/nadal-beats-schwartzman-to-reach-us-open-sf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Post Independent<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matteo Berrettini, of Italy, falls to the court after winning the fifth set tie break for victory against Gael Monfils, of France, during the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Sarah Stier)AP | FR171690 AP Diego Schwartzman, of Argentina, asks for cheers from the spectators after [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[160],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1314289","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-27 00:35:52","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSKE Ski Country","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1314289","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1314289"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1314289\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1314289"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1314289"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1314289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}