US Open men’s singles semi-finals lowdown

Here, Press Association down gives the lowdown on the final four.

Kei Nishikori beat Marin Cilic in the quarter-finals (Jason DeCrow/AP)

Head to head

Nadal 11-5 Del Potro
Djokovic 14-2 Nishikori

Playing styles

The Novak Djokovic serve is a fearsome weapon (Daniel Leal-Olivas/PA)

Nadal: The Spaniard has won 17 grand slams with an aggressive, behind-the-baseline style built on heavy topspin groundstrokes, rapid footwork and total court coverage.

Del Potro: A brutally physical style of play almost cost the Argentinian his career, but he returned from four wrist operations with a new backhand and a more rounded game.

Nishikori:  The Japanese player is famous for his mental strength and hits compact and powerful strokes on both forehand and backhand, which allow him to play closer to the baseline.

Djokovic: A big serve, incredible movement and a phenomenal backhand have brought the Serbian former world number one 13 career grand slams so far.

US Open records

A look at the US Open semi-finalists’ record at Flushing Meadows (PA Graphics)

Nadal:
US Opens played: 13
Best: Winner (2010, 2013, 2017)

Del Potro:
US Opens played: 9
Best: Winner (2009)

Nishikori:
US Opens played: 8
Best: Runner-up (2014)

Djokovic:
US Opens played: 12
Best: Winner (2011, 2015)

Time spent on court this tournament

Nadal: 15hrs 54mins
Del Potro: 12hrs 15 mins
Nishikori: 12hrs 42mins
Djokovic: 12 hrs 44mins

Aces

Juan Martin del Potro leads the ace count (Andres Kudacki/AP)

Nadal: 17
Del Potro: 66
Nishikori: 23
Djokovic: 23

Sets dropped

Nadal: Four
Del Potro: One
Nishikori: Three
Djokovic: Two