Rafael Nadal defeated Marin Cilic 6-3 3-6 6-1 6-2 in a battle of the former US Open winners to secure a quarter-final spot at Flushing Meadows.
The Spaniard dropped his first set of the championship against the 2014 champion, before agreeing to shut a four-set success in fashion.
When given a moment breach as he served midway through the group, also was broken moments later nadal was irritated.
The competition levelled at one but the seed recovered beautifully — dropping three games across the last two places to set up a quarter-final showdown against Diego Schwartzman, who dropped out undercover seed Alexander Zverev.
Nadal made a gorgeous around-the-net winner to bring up game point and he made no mistake to clinch a place in his eponymous US Open quarter-final.
«It is an easy chance to describe, but difficult to make,» said Nadal. «I really don’t understand, I think I followed the ball great because he had a good volley and that I watched it.
«I ran quickly to the ball and now I saw in the last moment there would maybe be a little space on that side.
«I think that it was the only method to win there. I struck it well, yet to reach that area you want some luck»
Nadal’s victory moves him closer to some US Open assembly from his great rival Roger Federer. They have never met at this particular competition, although the set have clashed 40 occasions in an iconic competition spanning 15 years.
Federer confronts Grigor Dimitrov in the last eight and he also boasts a 100 per cent record from the Bulgarian.
While monitoring by two collections and consequently, Federer and Nadal are fancied to contest his or her 10th Grand Slam on Sunday after retiring against Stan Wawrinka defending champion Novak Djokovic bowed out in the last 16.
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