US Open Day 12 order of play: Friday schedule with Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic
US OPEN Day 12 order of play - Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are both in semi-final action on Friday.
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The first match on Arthur Ashe is the men's doubles final with Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo facing American duo Mike Bryan and Jack Sock.
Then Nadal and Juan Martin Del Potro will play in the first men's semi-final of the day.
They will meet for the third straight Grand Slam tournament and fourth in the past five going back to last year’s US Open semi-finals.
Nadal has an 11-5 head-to-head advantage over Del Potro, including 5-1 in Grand Slam tournaments.
Nadal is trying to become the first player to defend a US Open title since Roger Federer in 2008.
In the second semi-final, Djokovic holds a dominant 14-2 head-to-head record over Kei Nishikori.
It will be their fourth meeting of the season with Djokovic winning the matches at the Madrid and Rome Masters and Wimbledon.
Nishikori is appearing in his third Grand Slam semi-final of his career, all of which have come in New York.
US OPEN - DAY 12 ORDER OF PLAY
Arthur Ashe (5pm)
Men's doubles final
L. Kubot (POL) [7] M. Melo (BRA) [7] vs M. Bryan (USA) [3] J. Sock (USA) [3]
Not Before 9pm
Men's singles semi-final
R. Nadal (ESP) [1] vs J. Del Potro (ARG) [3]
Not Before 10.30pm
K. Nishikori (JPN) [21] vs N. Djokovic (SRB) [6]