Abu Dhabi 2018 Highlights, Rafael Nadal (2016 champion) meets Kevin Anderson (2017 champion) in the semi-final.
The South African came back from losing the first set to to triumph 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 over the world No 2 at the International Tennis Stadium at Zayed Sports City. The world No 6 Anderson will face Novak Djokovic (d. Khachanov) in Saturday's final.
“I want to do things step by step. I spent more time on the court than I thought.“ said Nadal, “I will probably not play tomorrow taking a couple of days off,” But he insisted the move was only precautionary to ensure he remains on track to challenge for the Australian Open title next month, ""I know I have time to be ready for Melbourne at 100 per cent."
28 авг 2024
