Nadal wins late match to meet Murray in US Open semifinal
4/9/2008 17:50
World number one Rafael Nadal came from one set down to defeat American
Mardy Fish 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 early this morning, reaching the semifinals of the
US Open for the first time.
The 22-year-old Spaniard closed the
two-hour-and-40-minute match at 2:10 in the morning and thanked the fans who
stayed to the end of a day full of long matches.
"I'm very happy for being
the first time in the semifinals of the US Open," Nadal said. "Mardy played very
well in the first set, served unbelievably well."
Nadal, who is seeking three
Grand Slam titles in a row following French Open and Wimbledon Open success,
will face British sixth seed Andy Murray in Saturday's semifinals of the year's
last Grand Slam tournament.
Murray reached his first Grand Slam semifinal
with a 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (7-1), 4-6, 7-5 victory over Argentina's 19-year-old Juan
Martin Del Potro.
Saturday's other semifinal pairing will be decided later
today when four-time defending champion Federer meets Luxembourg qualifier
Gilles Muller and Serbian third seed Novak Djokovic faces US eighth seed Andy
Roddick.
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