Rafael Nadal is now the favorite to win the US Open after Roger Federer was eliminated in the quarterfinals, but he has to beat the man that did it: Juan Martin del Potro.
US Open 2017 live stream: Times, TV schedule and how to watch Friday online
Rafael Nadal and Juan Martin del Potro will face off in the men’s semifinals at the US Open on Friday.
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The men’s semifinals will take place on Friday, beginning at 4 p.m. ET and broadcast by ESPN in the United States. That coverage will run through the evening until both semifinal matches are played. Live streaming of the day’s matches can be found, as usual, via WatchESPN in web browsers and via the ESPN App on various devices, including smartphones.
Nadal, the top seed, will be taking on del Potro, the 24th seed, in a semifinal match on Friday. Their match will be the final one played in Arthur Ashe Stadium on the day, following the first semifinal between No. 12 Pablo Carreno Busta and No. 28 Kevin Anderson.
Busta and Anderson benefited from a lower half of the bracket that was completely decimated by injuries. Andy Murray should have been in that half, but he pulled out prior to the start of the tournament. Stan Wawrinka, Milos Raonic, Kei Nishikori and Novak Djokovic all missed the tournament, while big names like Grigor Dimitrov and Dominic Thiem were eliminated earlier in the Slam.
Nadal or del Potro will be favored when one of them makes it to the finals, but Anderson and Busta have been playing excellent tennis. It will be interesting to see how the men’s bracket shakes out.
On Thursday, Venus Williams was eliminated from the women’s bracket at the hands of Sloane Stephens. In the women’s final, she’ll face Madison Keys, who took down CoCo Vandeweghe in straight sets on Thursday.
Below is all the information you need to know to watch Friday’s action. As always, you can find updated brackets and results for men’s singles here and women’s singles here. The men’s semifinals will take place on Friday, the women’s final on Saturday, and the men’s final closing out the tournament on Sunday.
How to watch the US Open
Date: Friday, Sept. 8, 2017 (semifinals)
Location: USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, New York
Time: 4 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN
Men’s Semifinals
No. 1 Rafael Nadal vs. No. 24 Juan Martin del Potro
No. 12 Pablo Carreno Busta vs. No. 28 Kevin Anderson
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