Quarter finals are finalised in the 2017 US Open and as expected Roger Federer (3) and Rafa Nadal (1) are both one step closer to meeting in the semi finals.
Each was completely at ease in disposing of their fourth round opponents, Nadal a straight sets winner over normally troublesome Alexandr Dolgopolov, and Federer the conqueror of Philipp Kohlschreiber.
Nadal lost just 7 games, hit 23 winners and submitted just 11 unforced errors.
Federer hit 39 winners, twice as many as Kohlschreiber, won 88% of points on his first serve, and 73% of those on his second delivery.
Although the top two attractions were entirely impressive, the match of the day was not on Arthur Ashe Stadium.
On Grandstsnd, 2009 champion Juan Martin del Potro (24) mounted the comeback of this tournament, and one of the best in living memory, against Dominic Thiem (6).
Suffering from illness del Potro was easy to target through sets one and two, and Thiem had booked his spot in the final eight, leading 6-1 6-2.
Somehow the Argentine managed to feel better as the third set began and changed the match - Thiem lost the first three games and the last three games for a 1-6 score. His points won on first serve was 29% and on second serve 44%.
del Potro broke for a 2-1 lead in the fourth set but Thiem went on a tear, winning the next four games, and sitting a game away from the quarter final.
Not acceptable for the Argentine and del Potro broke back and a tie break eventually decided the set.
Five backhand errors from Thiem helped del Potro to five set points and he put away a forehand winner on the first to level the match at two sets all.
No break of serve in the final set through the first nine games and Thiem saved a break point at 4-5, wasted a game point, then threw in a poor forehand and a double fault to lose the match.
Quarter finals:
Rafa Nadal (1) v Andrey Rublev - Rublev defeated David Goffin (9)
Roger Federer (3) v Juan Martin del Potro (24)
Four American women have won spots in the final eight - each is in a separate quarter final, making it possible for an all American final.
The best fourth round match was Madison Keys (15) v Elina Svitolina (4), where Keys won the opening set via a brilliantly played tie break, but was smashed in the second set.
Svitolina broke a seemingly out of energy Keys in the fifth game of the decider, based on four unforced American errors.
Out of nowhere, Madison lifted her game and broke back for 4-4. Svitolina couldn't buy a first serve, and was broken again in the tenth game, losing the match to a revitalised Keys.
Svitolina also lost her chance to grab the world number one ranking.
Quarter finals:
Karolina Pliskova (1) v Coco Vandeweghe (20) - Pliskova thrashed Jennifer.Brady 6-1 6-0 and Vandeweghe defeated Lucie Safarova in a much closer match
Madison Keys (15) v Kaia Kanepi - Kanepi defeated Daria Kasatkina
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