Rafael Nadal is two wins away from a second U.S. Open title and a fourth straight hard-court triumph in 2013. Standing in his way on semifinal Saturday is Richard Gasquet.

Rafael Nadal and Richard Gasquet will be doing battle for the 11th time in their careers at the ATP level when they clash in the semifinals of the U.S. Open on Saturday afternoon.

Nadal is a perfect 10-0 lifetime in the head-to-head series, including 4-0 on hard courts. Their last hard-court encounter came four years ago in the first round of this same event, with Gasquet just returning from suspension and going down 6-2, 6-2, 6-3. They most recently faced each other in a clay-court Davis Cup rubber in 2011, a meeting that went Nadal’s way 6-3, 6-0, 6-1 in front of a Spanish crowd. The world No. 2 has won 14 consecutive sets against Gasquet dating back to their…