South African Kevin Anderson to Face Rafael Nadal in the US Open Final

Kevin Anderson set up a final showdown with top seed Rafael Nadal after beating Pablo Carreno Busta 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 at flushing meadows.

Anderson said, “Last year, I was told I would probably need surgery on my hip. It was very hard. He added, Nine months later, this means the world to me.”

Pumped for tomorrow 💪 You can watch the #usopen final live in 🇿🇦 on @SuperSportTV at 2200 CAT 😁 pic.twitter.com/IO6KEqD7Io

— Kevin Anderson (@KAndersonATP) September 10, 2017

“It was an unbelievably tough match on one of the biggest stages in tennis. My emotion at the end kind of summed it up”

The South African reached his first ever grand slam final and also became the first South African in a US Open since Cliff Drysdale in 1965 and a grand slam final since Kevin Curren in 1985.