Rafael Nadal and Fernando Gonzalez will return to Flushing Meadows on Friday after rain forced their quarter-final clash to be delayed.
World No.3 and Gonzalez to return on Friday
Rafael Nadal and Fernando Gonzalez will return to the Arthur Ashe Stadium on Friday after rain forced their quarter-final clash to be delayed.
Play was suspended twice before officials decided to abandon play for the day at Flushing Meadows, with Nadal leading 7-6 6-6 (3-2).
The decision was all the more frustrating as, after nearly three hours of delays, many fans had remained and the ball boys had even lined up ready for a resumption of the action.
Nadal had gone into the game having won six of his nine meetings with Gonzalez, including victories in the 2008 Olympic final and this year's Australian Open fourth round.
The Chilean, though, had set points in the 12th game of the opener, only for Nadal to respond in fine fashion to see off the danger.
The tie-break was a scrappy affair, with both players guilty of committing unforced errors, with Gonzalez losing the first four points before coming back to trail 4-3.
Pain
The 11th seed, though, gave up two points on his own serve - with Nadal taking full advantage to close out the set.
Nadal immediately called for the training at the end of the first set, with the Spaniard wincing in pain as trainer Michael Novotny treated an abdominal strain.
However Nadal showed no ill-effects as he and Gonzalez held their serves before the rain came down with the scores level at 2-2.
After a delay on an hour and 16 minutes, play got underway once again - with Nadal earning two set points at 5-4 up.
Gonzalez, though, held courtesy of two booming serves - with the set heading towards a second tie-break.
However the duo managed just five points in the tie-break before the second rain interruption ultimately ended play for the day.
