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 beats Of Heart and cross in the third round with Troicki

Rafa Nadal is already in the third round of U.S. Open after overcoming clearly Ryle From the American Heart by 6-1, 6-2 and 6-4 in one hour and a half game.

The world's number one overwhelming left the track without being met and the first hour of game and dominated by two sets to zero encounters.

The U.S., which came from upstream and it occupies the ATP ranking of 261, released his arm in the third set and gave the enthusiastic audience that filled New York tier of the Ashe Stadium some memorable points, which were pulled by their compatriots and took him to dominate the third sleeve by 3-0.

So far allowed Nadal to the joys local player since bonded five games in succession and finally pointed the final set for 6-3.

In the third round, Nadal will be measured to Serbian player Victor Troicki, number 71 of the ATP, which has faced only once, at the Australia Open this year, which already won in three sets by 7 -- 6, 7-5 and 6-1.

The Majorcan seek to gain a tournament IN WHICH has never semifinals

Before the start of the U.S. Open, said Rafa Nadal does not feel "added pressure to cope with the U.S. Open as world number one" after oust officially on Monday to Roger Federer at the top of the ranking of entries, which will debut in fourth and final Grand Slam of the season.

The recent Olympic champion said that "pressure is the same, when you have the objective is to win, given the same". Moreover, the Balearic acknowledged being "very happy being number one" because it is "a great satisfaction after so long at the number two, but things do not change much."

The Spanish player, who defeated David Ferrer fell in eighths of last year and has not yet reached the U.S. semifinals of the tournament, also insisted that "it is being a fantastic season, "adding that" big is the last of the season, so it will arouse much interest throughout the world. If I play a good tournament will be great because I can assure longer number one. "

There would be with Federer Djokovic or until a hypothetical final

Next Monday begins the 2008 U.S. Open, while Rafa Nadal began the defence of number one that has cost him so much to achieve. Having won the gold in Beijing and successfully harvested this year, Nadal was presented in United States with the aim of increasing the points of difference it has with Federer and Djokovic.

To achieve this, Rafa has the advantage of defending fewer points than their persecutors (was eliminated in round in 2007 and Djokovic and Federer played the final), and with the good situation that gives it the number one table, which will save face their top two rivals. For his part, Roger Federer and Djokovic will fight in the bottom of the table to try to republish the result of last year, where Federer won in the end to Serbian.



Way easy.
A priori, Rafa Nadal will have an easy start in its first two rounds and did not find any-seeded dieciseisavos until the end. In eighths is where begin to appear renowned rivals: Berdych or Karlovic should be the rival that of Manacor strange if nothing happens. Fourthly thing is a bit more complicated because they appear as the Argentine tennis players Nalbandián or James Blake, Roger Federer of executioner in Games in Beijing. In overcoming this round four names appear on the path of Nadal: David Ferrer, Andy Murray, the Swiss Wawrinka or Gilles Simon. But no longer is the favorite rival Rafah in the semifinals of the major events: Novak Djokovic. When Serbian you could only see in the finals, along with Hewitt or the current champion Roger Federer.

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)