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Tracks of Indian Wells. At the edge of the half past one p.m. local time. Rafa Nadal is dying on the road against a far superior David Nalbandian.

Ball to the opposing party a world saved. Other: also saved. Thus up to five balls that were not final. Nadal followed with life, forced the tie break of the second set, won it and half hours after celebrating his access to the quarter-finals of the tournament and, moreover, the first victory by a rival who never managed to overcome (3-6, 7-6, 6-0).

So, so heroic, Rafa Nadal has survived in Indian Wells, playing an epic match that lasted over two and a half hours of play. The world number one, that measured Juan Martin del Potro in the quarter, achieved his first victory in his duel with the Argentine particular, raised a match that began with bad feelings before a rival of extraordinary talent who came down the arms.

Mallorquín started in vague and uncertain returns, which led him to fit a 3-0 look bleak, but the tone seemed to match with the Argentine three games.

Nalbandian pulled aggressively sought the corners and took the remains doubt the number one in the world to put the ball in places impossible to reach. To 5-3 with Nalbandian, Nadal changed his racquet but could not avoid falling in the first set.

The second race a department Nadal again. Focused and energetic, but left out three balls "break" for which could be 3-1 in its favor. When painting the worst things, the Spanish saved five game balls, a game endorsed blank Nalbandian and said the tie-break, "not without difficulties.

Resurfaced Spanish. The first service break of his opponent and do it again in the third and the fifth. Result: set blank and go directly to rooms, made to two o'clock in coinciding with a dramatic final of the Argentine season. Indian Wells.

'Content', but without boasting

After the game, the Mallorcan was "pleased" by the reaction. "I managed to save the match and I hope this gives me confidence for the rest of the tournament," said Nadal, who acknowledged that the party started without clear ideas. "

This is the first victory against Nadal Nalbandian, who had lost their only two clashes so far, both in dispute at the end of 2007,

THE ARGENTINE IS A GREAT FRIEND OF SPANISH TENNIS PAYER

Juan Martin del Potro was the most wanted man barely gave Argentina the fifth point of the semifinal with Russia. It was warmly embraced with David Nalbandian and received congratulations from the rest of the team. A minute later, still on the track, he was asked about being the final with Spain. And he responded, for the entire stadium: "Yes, we will try to be as best as possible to get the pants to the ortho Nadal, "he said in jest and left laughing.

In fact, there is more of a joke that this gesture by Nadal in his usual game. Del Potro took the liberty of making this joke for the excellent relationship between the two. They share many hours on the circuit, training and a passion in common: the PlayStation. Will spend hours playing, and therefore knows that the Manacor not take it badly.

In any case, your joke reflects his young age, as the newly Tuesday its 20th Anniversary. And although the track seems very large (per game and stature), outside it is just a teenager.

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)