Sean Randall breaks down the men’s SF from the US Open.

Rafael Nadal needed just over 30 minutes to finish off Fernando Gonzalez to reach the US Open semifinals.

Can Rafael Nadal play four straight days at the US Open, and win?

“Everything,” Del Potro said when asked why he liked the US Open so much. “The stadium, the crowds, the people, the city, everything. It’s so lovely.”

Djokovic beat Federer earlier this year on hardcourt at Miami and on clay at Rome.

Sean Randall gives his picks for the US Open matches on Wednesday.

“I plan on playing just now,” Murray said. “See what I, you know, do from here. You know, go and obviously take a few days off. You know, been over in the States now, you know, a good sort of six and a half, seven weeks. You know, so I will go home and rest and, you know, make sure I do all the right things and, you know, hopefully be okay.”

Andy Murray has the tools to win a Grand Slam event, but he does face a tough question: “Should I stick with a generally effective strategy of counterpunching or change strategies by developing and using bigger shots?” Internal doubts arising from this quandary might be worse than just selecting one option and committing to it.

Can Gael Monfils pull the upset tonight against Rafael Nadal? Can Marin Cilic keep his foot on Andy Murray’s throat?

This is the first time in 128 years of the US Open or U.S. National Championships as it used to be called that no American reached the quarterfinals.