Rafael Nadal was classified for the first time in his career for the U.S. Open semifinals after beating American Mardy Fish in 4 sets, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 and 6-2, which assured him finish 2008 as No. 1 in the world. The flamboyant Prince of Asturias award for Sports is face in the semifinals at British Andy Murray, sixth head series, which defeated in the quarterfinals and after almost four hours party at Argentine Juan Martin del Potro, sixteenth favorite, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (1), 4-6 and 7-5.



The background for Rafa Nadal were more positive than before Mardy Fish. He had played against the United States on four occasions and never had yielded a single set. However, the party was unable to start for the worse Spanish. Fish saved a ball against break in the first game and then broke Nadal service.

With a very aggressive game, in which Fish was played everything no matter what if it fell or not the clubs that launched from the bottom of the track, American got that Nadal does not find its rhythm game during the first sleeve. With points short and supported in a draw devastating, which got up to 9 aces, Fish noted the first set for 3-6 before a Nadal who had two other balls in the break the fifth game when they lost 1-3 on the scoreboard.

The reaction of the worlds number 1
Nadal reacted as the number 1 which is nothing more to begin the second set. He won his first service in white, broke the Fish and kick him returned the 3-0 that the U.S. had endorsed him to Nadal in the first set. Nadal began playing high balls from the bottom of the track and Fish, not forced to accumulate errors. The vol of American remained in the network and their balls did not find the lines so primet frequency as in the set. Thus, Nadal equalled the match after win the second sleeve for a comfortable 6-1.

Presented battle over Fish in the third set. However, the minimum Nadal took that opportunity again break Service American, in the seventh game, to sign the partial 6-4. Rafa also had trouble certify their passage into the semifinals the fourth set. The game of draw-volea of Fish lost his entire Nadal effectiveness and sentenced to a further break in the seventh game a match which ended at 2:10 in the morning, an hour longer own a golfa meeting that a meeting of tennis.

With this victory Nadal enters the club of 20, the number of player who has reached the semifinals of the four tournaments Grand Slam in one season. Something of what today only can boast Federer, Nalbandian, Djokovic and from this Thursday Nadal.

Nadal Ivanovic and the head of the U.S. Open series in 2008

The Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal and serbia Ana Ivanovic premieres in a Grand Slam tournament of their respective terms of world number one, to be located on Tuesday as early favorites of individual Open table tennis United States.



According to the list released by the U.S. Tennis Federation (USTA), Nadal, newly crowned Olympic champion in Beijing, heads a select field that includes 10 Champions Grand Slams, including the former number one of ATP, Swiss Roger Federer, second-seeded in New York.

The U.S. Open, the last of the four biggest tournaments of the season, will be played from August 25 to September 7 in the courts of Flushing Meadows in New York.

Nadal, aged 22, was released on Monday in Firstly the ATP ranking, displacing Federer, who defended the position in the course of 237 consecutive weeks.

The Mallorcan tennis player has won eight of the last ten tournaments he has played, including two Grand Slam: Roland Garros and Wimbledon.

In Flushing Meadows will seek his ninth title of the year and 31 of his career in a tournament on fast tracks which so far has been very elusive.

The Spanish attempts to become the first man in the same year won Roland Garros, Wimbledon and U.S. Open, since the legendary Rod Laver do so in 1969.

Behind Nadal and Federer were located on Serbian Novak Djokovic (N.3), the Spanish David Ferrer (N.4), Russian Nikolay Davydenko (N.5), Britain's Andy Murray (n.6), the Argentinian David Nalbandian (N.7), Americans Andy Roddick (N.8) and James Blake (N.8), and Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka (N.10).

Nalbandián is the best Latino ranked among the 32 seeded men's table, and that includes the Chilean Fernando Gonzalez (n.11) and the surprising Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro (n.17), winner of four successive tournaments this year.

The serbia Ivanovic, 20 years and who won his first Grand Slam title this season in the French Open, ha ido rising as the foam and will be seeking its third parchment of 2008.

Behind her compatriot Ivanovic were seeded Jelena Jankovic (N.2), Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova (N.3), American Serena Williams (N.4), the twice U.S. Open champion and Russian Elena Dementieva (N.5), individual gold medal in the Olympic in Beijing.
The relationship of the 10 first planted in each branch is:

-- Women:
1. Ana Ivanovic (SRB)
2. Jelena Jankovic (SRB)
3. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)
4. Serena Williams (USA)
5. Elena Dementieva (RUS)
6. Dinara Safina (RUS) 7. Venus Williams (USA)
8. Vera Zvonareva (RUS)
9. Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)
10. Anna Chakvetadze (RUS)


-- Men:
1. Rafael Nadal (ESP)
2. Roger Federer (SUI)
3. Novak Djokovic (SRB)
4. David Ferrer (ESP)
5. Nikolay Davydenko (RUS)
6. Andy Murray (GBR)
7. David Nalbandian (ARG)
8. Andy Roddick (USA)
9. James Blake (USA)
10. Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI)

The luck was not on the side of Rafah, in his painting he has played hard bones of roer 4, Novak Djokovic third favourite to take the gold medal, Australian Lleyton Hewitt in second round, Andy Murray recent winner of the Masters Series Cincinnatti Radek Stepanek and a specialist in fast tracks.

In his first statements of Manacor said: "It has been the worst thing that can touch." He knows that his picture is very complicated, but since rafa-nadal.com give you all the spirits of the world that we know you're the best, that's why your number one, and the best always meet expectations against major rivals, winning the gold against these rivals, will be much more valuable .

Vamos Rafa! AND BRING so precious metal gold, for all your fans and all the Spanish fans.

His rival will leave the duel between Schuettler and Clement, suspended for lack of light

Rafael Nadal got a final pass to the semifinals of Wimbledon after crushing the Scots Andy Murray in three sets by 6-3, 6-2 and 6-4, also offering a recital of game that makes designing high hopes for a hypothetical final against the Swiss Roger Federer, winner of the last five editions.

Nadal, concentrated and strong from the first point of the match was exhibited before a Murray unable to stop the attacks of Spanish, both with an aggressive right as a setback with impeccable, who despaired at a Murray found that even assistance in their service.

"Probably, I played my best match here," sentenced the Majorcan nothing else to conclude its mourning. Nadal tried to play commented that "aggressive" and, among other things, "attacking his second serve." "One victory and you always surprises before a player as well, and after more incredible felt public pressure or because his rival was a real steamroller, with its service and the rest. Only granted a point in their first three services and was gradually pushing the kick Murray, until he scored the 'break' in its fourth attempt and 3-4 in their favour. Nadal then served to resolve the first manga by 6-4.

Even more expeditious was in the second sleeve, which overwhelmed a stranger Murray, tired of his party to five with Gasquet and especially undermined because he saw how Nadal, also playing to perfection when it took the initiative, returned all their attempts. Two new breaks in the third and seventh game, he left the game in franchise with the acquisition of the second sleeve by 6-2.

And in the third Nadal a superb settled the match. Not awarded not a single ball breakage and Murray continued to hammer until it was done with the match by 6-4, in one of his best matches on grass Gasquet comeback with, "he said. The number 2 predicted a bright future for his rival:" It is very good and if that continues will have no trouble getting into the 'top 5' very soon and will certainly occasions in this tournament. "

His rival will leave the French match between Arnaud Clement and German Rainer Schuettler, who was suspended for lack of light with the shock tied to a set. Schuettler was the first manga by Clement 6-3 and the second by 7-5.

Nadal never London and that allows you to play their third consecutive semifinals at Wimbledon.

Rafa Nadal faces a tough test of maturity on the grass of the All England Club, where you expect Andy Murray and 15,000 fans, who dream in the aspirations of Scots. Feliciano Lopez, meanwhile, examines the revival of Marat Safin.

Also at the plant, Swiss Roger Federer on Wednesday will give another chance in the quarterfinals to Croatian Mario Ancic, the last player who could Vence lawn six years ago. In Track 1, Russian Marat Safin undergo a new test its recovery as a player before Feliciano Lopez.

Federer, the world number one, leads won 63 consecutive matches on grass, including five Wimbledon titles and five of Halle. The last player who could defeat on grass was precisely Ancic, but six years after his victory in first round, the Croatian is aware that things have changed a lot.

"I could sit here and tell stories about a great victory and how Yankee Stadium for baseball, Madison Square Garden for basketball, "he said.

Federer and Ancic to beat this year, and did so with ease, in the third round of Roland Garros, however, knows that the Swiss are different worlds. "Maybe not moving very well from the bottom, but is a player strike, with the potential to remove and volea," he said. "We'll see what happens with Mario." Roger Bate, but in reality was not the Federer we know today, "admitted Croatian, who fell to the Swiss in the same round in 2006.

The ghosts are more than appalling, since Federer defeated his opponent five times clashed since that game, but the Swiss granted a new opportunity to Ancic in a victory sign from which it could boast.

"Playing in the Pista Central Wimbledon is like a footballer to play at Wembley. It is