World Number One,Rafael Nadal was too strong for teenager Andrey Rublev crushing him in three sets to qualify for the semi-final and await the Winner of the match between Roger Federer and Argentine Juan Martin del Potro.
Nadal was simply ruthless thrashing the Russian teenager 6-1 6-2 6-2, making the teenager sweat for every point in the match that lasted just over 90 minutes.
It was the first time the Russian, ranked 49 in the world would go far in the US Open. In 2015, he was knocked out in Round One. In subsequent tour experience, he had knocked out top ranked players such as Fernando Verdasco, Grigor Dimitrov, and David Goffin. He even won the doubles title at the 2015 Kremlin Cup in Moscow with Dmitry Tursunov, and the singles title at the 2017 Croatia Open in Umag.
But Nadal was different, more a difficult nut to crack.
