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Rafa dominated the start of the first two sets (2-1 and draw, 4-2 and service), but Murray responded both times with underserved contrabreak · Nadal was his knee early in the third set 1640 Loses points and endangered his second place in world rankings

Andy Murray qualified for the semifinals of the Open de Australia 2010 after benefit from the withdrawal through injury of Rafael Nadal. Previously, the Scot had won two sets and three games with a excellent tennis.

Andy Murray (4) was the last executioner of Spanish into the game in Australia, Rafael Nadal (2), that fell off the title achieved last year (and the 2,000 points that entails) to yield an aggregate score of 6 -3, 7-6 (2), 3-0 and withdrawal through injury when they were consumed two and half hours of play in a packed Rod Laver Arena that inspired the Spanish, but surrendered to the British hard evidence, that sealed his move to semifinals, where you'll Croatian Marin Cilic.

The match started with both players showing the reason for your ranking. Nadal and Murray were plugged in and left for the periodicals of high quality points in the early stages of shock. Tremendous attacks, and play tenacious defense round that he appreciated the public. The first beneficiary of this was Nadal, who won the first break of the match before it reached the first rest. It was the only When the Spanish saw an advantage in the light, as from Murray then made four straight games (two breaks included), saving even a part of 0-40 in the fifth game and playing very aggressively always subtracting within the track. Nadal, who had started giving the feeling of being physically very fresh, but by then appeared handcuffed. With 5-3 and service, Murray had to save three more break ball and finishing his third set point to close the first set in his favor, but he did.

The second set was, of course, less intensity. Nadal and Murray took a break because the rapid pace with which he played the first act was not for heart disease. The Spaniard and the Scot the first game comfortably settled in the service (Rafa said two blanks). Interestingly, the match was temporarily suspended in Ecuador the set by fireworks flooding the sky Melbourne a few moments to celebrate Australia Day. The break changed the course of the meeting and the break of Nadal (he was 4-2 with a partial and service) was answered with contrabreak by Murray. Nadal suffered playing with Scottish services and when the initiative was not the point. It was the Spanish who had to save four break balls in the eleventh game before the set was resolved in the tiebreak, Murray sudden death dominated from start to finish and that only served to confirm the superiority of the British on the scoreboard.

Scarcely had they played half a dozen points in the third set, the alarm went off at Melbourne Park. Nadal sat in the chair and requested the assistance of the physiotherapist of the ATP. The Spaniard was pointing to the right knee and his face was a good reflection of that going on in his head. I was out. After a slight massage of the adductor, Nadal came back to jump the track, gave the game and the next service showed signs of not being able to go behind the ball. Murray grew momentarily, gathering an excellent service and a great setback. When the Scot won the third game, Rafa stopped him before he sat on the chair. "I can not," said the world number 2, who headed the way of costumes. Murray stayed on track and took the applause of the respectable and the semifinals passport dispute to Marin Cilic.