Rafael Nadal does not host the finals of the U.S. Open after falling in the semifinals against Scots Andy Murray in a match that was suspended on Saturday due to lluvia.Pese to defeat the world number one has been satisfied with his performance in the fourth Grand Slam of the season. "When I arrived, my situation was probably not the best to play a good tournament, with many parties on my shoulders. I fought and I have done a good championship, so I left the U.S. Open with positive things with a good tournament ", said the Balearic tennis.

Rafael Nadal was dismissed in the best U.S. Open of his career can only do as a number one. To be exact, the number one tennis world: fighting, fighting until the end as when the indomitable Stanley Ketchel made giant Jack Johnson to exclaim: "This man is not human." This Nadal which eliminated Andy Murray, only saying that it fell as large: dropping his fists, fighting until the last breath.

"Rafael is not in a good state of mind or form, for the great effort in recent months. This week we are paying. Except the Olympic Games thanks to encouragement he received from people and other athletes, but here we have been very fair. " Before the resolution of the semifinal Nadal-Murray, the words of Toni Nadal already sounded premonition.

Breaks. But Nadal can only be applied comparisons and phrases of peleadores or bullfighters of legend: Stanley Ketchel ... Manolete: "defied death as a god, fell fighting like a man." The exhaustion of Nadal is reflected in the 20 balls that break Murray took over four sets. Murray hit like a thunder, but that figure is quite unusual.

Despite the exhaustion, despite a Murray in the best moment of his career, and negotiating the termination of the penultimate energy, Nadal pulled ahead in the third set that Arthur Ashe suspended on Saturday with 3-2 and pull for Rafa. For simple refusal to defeat, Nadal won 6-4, extended the match and sowed tension and anxiety among the Team Murray, commanded by his mother, the famous Judy and Miles Maclagan, the coach who has recast the boy Scots.

Nadal withstood a test almost supreme in the second game of the fourth sleeve. That lifted seven balls break, intimidate Murray broke him back ... and went to the front: 3-1. But this Sunday in windy in Flushing Meadows, service and Nadal's legs were not with the rockets that took Roland Garros and Wimbledon. Rafa took ball for 4-2, but failed an easy volea, Murray broke ... and the shadow of the order was extended on Ashe.

In the tenth game, Murray sentenced before a Nadal defeated, not defeated. Federer wants to follow in the footsteps of Tilden. We will have to see it with Murray.

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 Spanish tennis player Rafa Nadal, brand new Olympic champion, debuted in the U.S. Open with victory against the German Bjorn Phaum (7-6 (4), 6-3 and 7-6 (4)), after a rough game in which the Spanish blamed fatigue after the Olympics and the boundless enthusiasm of his rival, which entered the final table from upstream.

The first set was an exchange of blows in which Nadal was unable to impose the condition number one world premiere at Flushing Meadows. Phau lifted the four balls to break his opponent and enjoyed the partial condemned the tiebreaker as both maintained their draw. In the tiebreaker, Nadal took out his quality after a 3-3 start with three balls and closed the partial (7-4).



The second set began with fright as the Majorcan was forced to seek medical help when sent by 2-1. The doctor's Tournament applied a disinfectant and a gauze on the right foot of Nadal and the Spanish came to the stadium as a shot, without giving option to break the German after service for the first time in the encounter (6-3).

However, Phau resurfaced in the last part, thanks in part to the failures of unusual Nadal, who refused to head hampered by the confusion that often accused when he made his debut in a tournament. With 4-4 on the scoreboard, the Balearic finally succeeded in breaking the German's service and got to win the match, but he broke Phau draw for the first time and led to a new set a tiebreaker.

In the last tiebreaker Nadal said enough. He finally raised his range of strokes winners making it clear who sent the legendary track on Arthur Ashe (5-1), despite the unwavering strength of German (7-4). Sealed worked this victory, the Spanish will be measured in the second round winner of the duel between the American Ryler De Heart and Belgian Olivier Rochus.

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. "