Friday’s US Open tips: Nadal and Del Potro to fancy a five-setter?

Tips and preview ahead of Men’s semi-final day

The Women’s final is already confirmed, with Serena Williams up against Naomi Osaka.

So it’s over to the men to settle the scores.

Roger Federer, Andy Murray, Stan Wawrinka and Marin Cilic have all fallen already, but there is still a heavy weight line up stepping onto the Arthur Ashe court tonight.

It’s 12/1 for both men’s semi-finals to go to five sets, and the Coral News Team run the rule over the two big clashes…

Rafael Nadal to beat J. Martin del Potro in five sets – 9/2

It may not be a Nadal-Federer or Nadal-Djokovic (just yet), but the Spaniard and Juan Martin del Potro have had some ferocious encounters through the years.

Nadal has triumphed on the last three occasions, notably beating the Argentine at the same stage of the tournament last year.

The duo’s Wimbledon quarter-final was arguably the game of the fortnight as Nadal recovered from two sets to one down to win in five.

Del Potro has won two out of their last three games on the hard courts. The last time he beat Nadal in a Grand Slam semi-final was in the US Open in 2009 – the year he won the whole tournament!

Number three seed del Potro is 5/4 to win tonight, but this could and probably should go the distance.

Novak Djokovic to beat Kei Nishikori in straight sets – Evens