US Open: Rafael Nadal beats Andrey Rublev to reach semis

Top seed Rafael Nadal swept past Russian teenager Andrey Rublev to set up a possible the U.S. Open semi-final against Roger Federer

Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates defeating Andrey Rublev of Russia after their Men's Singles Quarterfinal match on Day Ten of the 2017 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 6, 2017 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. Pic/AFP

Top seed Rafael Nadal swept past Russian teenager Andrey Rublev to set up a possible the U.S. Open semi-final against Roger Federer.

Nadal, 31, saw off 19-year-old Rublev 6-1 6-2 6-2 in one hour and 37 minutes under the Arthur Ashe Stadium roof.

The Spaniard will face Federer for the first time in New York if the Swiss beats Juan Martin del Potro.

Federer and Del Potro meet in the last quarter-final on Thursday.

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