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Rafael Nadal will have the opportunity to defend U.S. Open title won last year after beating Andy Murray in four sets. The Spaniard will rival as in 2010 - his 'coconut' Novak Djokovic, who beat Roger Federer in the semifinals.

Rafael Nadal will have the opportunity to defend U.S. Open title won last year after beating Andy Murray in four sets. The Spaniard will rival as in 2010 - his 'coconut' Novak Djokovic, who beat Roger Federer in the semifinals.

Rafael Nadal said after sealing his passport to the semifinals of the U.S. Open that, whatever happened to Andy Murray would leave New York having been reinforced anínimicamente reunited with the best version of tennis. The Spaniard with the Scottish ratified this good moment, bent by an aggregate score of 6-4, 6-2, 3-6 and 6-2 after three hours and twenty minutes of play in a clash played at a packed Arthur Ashe. "Every point is going to be hard. He knows to attack very well, "Nadal said Mary Joe Fernandez, interviewer to door, before jumping to the mat. Not mistaken the shooting, great scholar of his rivals, as soon untangle the web spun by the other Scottish side of the track. After the first few moments of trial, Spanish and Scots began to heat their machines. Rafa made a lot of running his forehand, Andy showed that the reverse is his best shot for the transition defense-attack. The seventh game, where Nadal was more aggressive march marked a turning point, as achieved with a break at a rent that White would not escape. With touches of quality and a great deal of practicality, the Spaniard closed the first set in his favor before the hour consumed.

Reacted, or at least tried, Murray early in the second act. He did this by putting pressure on Nadal with continuous rises to the network and removing oil from its good work with the volley. Came to enjoy up to three balls break in the second game, but his mistakes with the backhand, which seemed to have a magnet with tape, take advantage prevented the match. And the law says tennis when you forgive you end up paying. Maximum is increased to a level of player Rafa. Solid, fast legs and looking deeply into each of their strokes, the Spaniard opened the can of breaks in the fifth game and took the set after signing five consecutive games (two breaks included).

Murray's muted reaction

Murray's face was all one poem. Angry with himself, his team and the world. Quite the opposite Nadal, who looked confident gesture to his box, where Toni Nadal and Carlos Costa made him a nod. Everything was planned on the script. But tennis is not an exact science by any means. The Dunblane seemed to release the pressure that gripped his arm and then signed her 20 games first break. Despite erratic and uneven show at times exceeded contrabreak Nadal and signed a new break in the eighth game always key that helped him close the gap on aggregate.

Despite the accumulation of minute track (three games in three days), both players went up the pace and intensity of the battle. Murray was the first who had in his hands sink your teeth in the fourth, but it was Nadal who managed to take the Fresh after taking advantage of a 'best gift' of the Scots in a double fault and right into the hall of the entire track double for him. It was the last straw after a party that was soon consumed. Rafa, you might even raise the rent, to let the gallery a 'passing' house brand and a well-deserved celebration mirror track the path of suffering wrought.

Much has changed the landscape since Nadal suffered to prevail in the first round Andrey Golubev. At that time everything was clear: the game of his relationship with his uncle / coach, trust, respect their rivals ... Today everything is viewed from a different light, perhaps the closest to reality. The world No. 2 will face the No. 1 ranking (Novak Djokovic) for a major title at stake. The Big Apple will live the sixth game of the season between the two best players of the time (5-0 so far in favor of Serbia) and the twenty ninth in their careers (16-12 for Spanish). It's the same end that the Last year in the city of skyscrapers. Nadal won in 2010, he return to repeat history? Rafa asks the psychologist appointment (Monday, 22.00 Spanish time) because he wants to shelve their ghosts final.

After beating Nalbandian, a sharp pain hit him in the thigh

Hour and a half ago that Rafa Nadal had set foot in the second round of U.S. Open. In stifling heat in the cauldron of Arthur Ashe (over 30 degrees and 65% humidity) came from the right curb Silk David Nalbandian 7-6 (7 / 5), 6-1, 7-5. Sitting in the press room, analyzing their progression when ... "I can not go, call the physio". Hands on the face, leaning back in his chair at first, snorting, grimacing. Confusion. Fading ¿? Closed doors. His parents and his girlfriend, Xisca, alarmed, came ready. Ice down the aisles. Shock.

Fifteen minutes later, explaining: "It was a cramp. I have loaded the hamstring and quadriceps in his right leg at the same time. Too bad! The downside is that it has been before the cameras, if it happened in the locker room no one would have known. But still, tomorrow (today) I'll be there training no problem. "ufffff. Relief in New York. The story covered the party's cramp that put the champion against Gilles Muller powerful serve, which accounts for 65 aces in the tournament.

Nalbandian made before a first set of luxury which lead to sudden death, risking in a match that finished with 60 unforced errors. The second level of Rafa came up and covered up her legs and heart irregularity sometime. Doubt. Like when pulled to 5-3 to win the match and lost his serve for the third time.

Positive.

But after the cramp, radiography hopeful: "I have gone from less to more every day. There is to be self-destructive, or cast from the rooftops. What I miss? Tranquility time to close the game. But I played much longer, the drive runs, I made a few unforced errors (18), I managed to carry a line of play and I attacked when Nalbandian dropped his level. " The was not cramped Ferrer: 6-1, Mayer 6-2, 7-6, or by Roddick.

Despite winning enter sleeves, the Spaniard suffered and did not leave a good feeling

Rafa Nadal U.S. Open debut in 2011 with a sustained and hard-fought victory in three sets on Andrey Golubev. The Balearic current defending champion, will carburizing machinery to solve the next obstacle that comes in the tracks of Flushing Meadows: Nicolas Mahut.

The last time Nadal hit the cement of Arthur Ashe Stadium was to taste the sweetness of victory. A year ago, now his victory at the U.S. Open final to Novak Djokovic, a victory that would close the circle of Grand Slam for the Spaniard conquered. A season later it seems that the scenario has changed. At least its setting. The champion comes with physical and emotional concerns in New York, but also wanting to be claimed. So far exceeded the always difficult obstacle of her debut by defeating Kazakhstan's Andrey Golubev by an aggregate score of 6-3, 7-6 (1), 7-5 after two hours and forty-nine minutes.

Nadal jumped into the blue carpet of the Centre Court with serious, concentrated expression, wearing new Nike clothes (elastic yellow and white with black pants) and willing to implement the improvements that, theoretically, has tested these days in the city skyscrapers after failing to sign on the mini-American tour after the expected results. Soon improvements were noted in the service, getting chained aces and services reached 214 km / h. However he was caught in a bold and aggressive Golubev, who with his sartenazos from the bottom track and uploaded to the network, put the head of Rafa doubts led to yield his serve in the fifth game. Nadal was quick to react. He stepped forward and began the recital. He helped the intermittency of its rival and the execution of impossible points of the house brand, a situation that led to the signature of the first set after winning four consecutive games.

More breaks against that throughout the last edition Golubev again sink their teeth early in the second act, signing a new rupture with an accuracy (or) sa volley into the net. In just 50 minutes of play, Rafa had given the same breaks in the tournament last year. And would add one more after losing his serve-and-white with a double fault. The Kazakh seemed to dominate the situation, but it showed that the party big was coming. With 5-3 and enjoyed five service 'set points' (40-0 included) and two more the rest in the next game, all with the same result: water. Then they poisoned him alone, arguing in Italian with the umpire (Carlos Ramos) double bounces to a nonexistent one left him. Nadal signed the break and took to win, but tennis was righteousness and take the set tie-break. It was there where he threw Rafa experience marked the steps correctly and created a trap to fasten the second round.

The pupil of Massimo foreskin not collapsed and continued to set the pace based on hit winners. Bore no resemblance to the player who has won just six games in the season (30), where he signed a streak of 17 straight defeats. If we add that knew when and where to attack a decaffeinated Nadal, it is normal to note that at least could have done September 1st Spanish. And I write in the subjunctive because despite having a 5-2 in favor (Two breaks included), Kazakh stumbled again with the same stone. Poisoned his own medicine, so choking blow up, dizzy from the wheel on which the party had become, Golubev saw Rafa, it seemed 'dead', which resurfaced Phoenix to put the lace to match the fast track and a 'passing' house brand.

Rafa knows he can not score any point in this quote (defending 2,000), but win back the U.S. Open precedence between the two (7-5, 7-6 to the Frenchman). would be an outstanding performance. There are still six rivals to beat to get such an undertaking. The first will be Frenchman Nicolas Mahut, marathons `expert ', who beat Colombian Robert Farah by a score of 3-6, 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-4 and 6-0 after three hours in a match played on Runway 6. Interestingly, Angers is one of the few players on the circuit that has a `head-to-head 'favorable to the Spaniard (0-1), with the quarterfinals of the Queen's 2007 single

Jimmy Connors vampirism fed as few of the fans in New York. Five times winner of the tournament, former world number one dispensed over two decades his shot of adrenaline to the local public heterogeneous, never satisfied with the steps in its simplified version. Jimbo debuted in 1971 and lost last time in the second round of 1992, already 40 years, leaving in memory everlasting fire over the 1991 edition.

Jimmy Connors fed like few New York vampire fans. Five times winner of the tournament, former world number one dispensed over two decades his shot of adrenaline to the local public heterogeneous, never satisfied with the steps in its simplified version. Jimbo debuted in 1971 and lost last time in the second round of 1992, already 40 years, leaving in memory everlasting fire over the 1991 edition. Courier only managed to catch him in the semifinals, after a succession of actions colossal as reiterating with an inveterate malice survival instinct. "People want blood, and I will give you" he would say.

There is an obvious parallel between the American and Rafael Nadal, as much as the sign of Spanish history has situated at the edge of Bjorn Borg. Toni Nadal himself pointed to Connors as one of the tracks to follow in the first serious attempts of the two-time Wimbledon triumph over the grass. Lefty as he and resident in the baseline, Nadal also shares his extraordinary ferocity, the ability to intimidate the opponents of the indomitable character, their ability to overcome any punishment. There are obvious similarities even gestures, staging a common, bursting at once, with so much time in between, when consummating a central point in the definitive acquisition of the improbable return ticket. Nadal, like Connors, has a compact feedback from the crowd.

This tournament feels adored him, a passion widespread throughout the world that is singular there. New York enjoys particular sensitivity of their belligerence, mood fiery warrior who goes straight to heart and made a noisy show egregious in Flushing Meadows nights between the clutter and focus of anonymous and famous, they play so outstanding like to be rewarded with his own image in the displays the enclosure. The U.S. Open is fajarse tirelessly without fear is crashing on the tarmac incandescent and always follow up. The value, which calls need to bid for the cup. Novak Djokovic comes as a victim of his own greed, need to fill the role circumstantially that fell to others, who capitulated to the difficulties of the company to beat him. Roger Federer has only gone from his part, penta sealed in the racquet will to see if something more than a decoration of many wars illustrate won. Nadal, the defending champion, appears with wounded pride, even knowing how dangerous it is at long distances. What better stage to refute those who for dead when they could still have to cross the halfway point. Andy Murray, who moves well in the trenches, seek their fortunes in the midst of confusion, head out once and able to demonstrate what is required bid for one of the greats.

In New York appeared for the first time the genius of John McEnroe. In New York Marat Safin embodied the best of themselves to a degree close to perfection, and precipitated his outburst Juan Martin del Potro, who owns a devastating blow. In New York Pete Sampras won the last of his 14 majors when nobody gave a penny for his worn tennis racket, which was also the last game of his life. New York, the epitome of the great modern city, show the wilder side of tennis, anxious, perhaps more than ever, to see how blood flows.