“Of course, you are under stress when you see that you have opportunities almost in every game, and you are not able to convert them,” said Nadal. ”Standing between Del Potro and a return to the quarter-finals is sixth-seeded Austrian Dominic Thiem. Asian World Cup qualifying goes down to the wire. good as Okazaki’s word and can beat the Saudis or at least hold them to a draw. A; Juan Martin del Potro of of Argentina reaches for a forehand against Roberto Bautista Agut of Spainon day six of the U. Sep 2, 2017; New York, NY, USJuan Martin Del Potro has won all three matches at the US Open in straight sets. Second placed South Korea can qualify directly for an eighth successive World Cup appearance with a win over fourth-placed Uzbekistan in Tashkent. Group A, meanwhile, has a four-way tussle for the two remaining spots that could lead to the World Cup. Dolgopolov has had an impressive run at Flushing Meadows, beating 15th seed Tomas Berdych and Serbia’s Viktor Troicki in previous rounds, but Nadal has a plan. So much has been the praise of his abilities to make a difference in the side that Kohli once compared him to England all rounder Ben Stokes.