Del Potro Advances To U.S. Open Semis; Williams’ Sisters Double Pleasure

Flushing Meadows, NY (AHN) – No. 6 seed Juan Martin del Potro toppled No. 16 Marin Cilic 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 Thursday afternoon in a U.S. Open quarterfinal match.

Del Potro responded nicely after falling in the first set and feasted on 33 unforced errors by Cilic.

Del Potro will face the winner of the Rafael Nadal-Fernando Gonzalez match later Thursday evening.

The Williams’ sisters, meanwhile, advanced to their 10th Grand Slam doubles final with a 7-6 (4), 3-6, 6-2 victory in the semifinals over Alisa Kleybanova and Ekaterina Makarova.

They are a perfect 9-0 in Grand Slam finals’ appearances thus far in their career as a tandem.

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