U.S. Open, Day 11 Preview: Nadal and del Potro Continue Collision Course

Queens, New York—With the loss of Andy Murray on Tuesday, the bottom half of the men’s draw has been blown wide open. The potential opportunity for the four men left in Murray’s section has suddenly become a lot more plausible. You can bet however that the four remaining men would brush aside the notion that there draw has become a little easier, and the perennial “taking it one match at a time,” lingo will undoubtedly come forward. With that being said, and two mouth watering quarterfinals on tap, let’s take a look at the respective match ups and how the four combatants will fare.   Rafael Nadal vs. Fernando Gonzalez Nadal leads 6-3 in H2H meetings, which includes five straight wins over the Chilean. The pair have split their career hard-courts encounters at two wins a piece. Scary times for Nadal were present in Ashe Stadium during Tuesday’s night session. Sliderman, Gael Monfils had the Spaniard on the ropes after a fantastic first s...