The Latest: del Potro tops Isner in US Open quarterfinals
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NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local):5:35 p.m.
Juan Martin del Potro beat John Isner to make a second straight U.S. Open semifinal, and extend the Americans' drought at their host tournament.
The 2009 champion won 6-7 (5), 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-2 and will face top-ranked Rafael Nadal or No. 9 Dominic Thiem in the semifinals. Nadal beat del Potro last year in the semifinals at Flushing Meadows, and again this year in the semifinals of the French Open.
Isner was trying to become the first American man to reach the U.S. Open semifinals since Andy Roddick in 2006.___1:50 p.m.
As one American star lost in the main draw Tuesday, another of the country's rising stars was on display at the U.S. Open.