Sixth seed Juan Martín del Potro of Argentina reached the US Open final for the first time by defeating third seed Rafael Nadal of Spain 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 on Sunday.
Del Potro overpowered the Spaniard in two hours, 20 minutes of outstanding hitting to set up a final against either five-times champion Roger Federer or fourth seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia.
The Argentine took control of the match early and never let Nadal get back in to it, saving five
Nadal, battling a hurting abdominal muscle through the tournament, hunched over in pain after a double fault in the first set.
The first set was a story of missed opportunities as Nadal squandered three break point chances, while the Argentine broke twice, in the fourth and eighth games.
The pattern was repeated in the second set and though Nadal continued to fight in the third, Del Potro was too strong and cruised to a comprehensive victory.
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.
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