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Sep 13, 2009 3:04 pm US/Eastern

Del Potro Crushes Nadal, Advances To Finals

Del Potro Could Face Federer Or Djokovic

NEW YORK (AP) ―

Click to enlarge 1 of 1: Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina celebrates match point against Rafael Nadal of Spain in the Men's Singles Semifinal match on day fourteen of the 2009 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Sept. 13, 2009 in New York.
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Juan Martin del Potro has advanced to his first Grand Slam final with a 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 victory over Rafael Nadal in the U.S. Open semifinals.

The sixth-seeded del Potro will play the winner of Sunday's later semifinal between Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.

Del Potro took control of the match early and never let the third-seeded Nadal get back in it, saving five break points over the first two sets with serves of up to 134 mph.

Nadal, battling a hurting abdominal muscle through the tournament, hunched over in pain after a double fault in the first set.

Del Potro, who won his third straight against Nadal, is the second Argentine to make a U.S. Open final, joining Guillermo Vilas, who won the tournament in 1977.