For the first time since 1987, the final men's final Grand Slam of the year will be played on a Monday as heavy rains caused by Tropical Storm Hanna forced the suspension of meetings tomorrow, Sunday.
Previously, the world number two won at last year's finalist and number three-seeded, 6-3, 5-7, 7-5 and 6-2 in three hours party.
The Swiss, who on Monday will try to win his fifth consecutive title in New York yesterday and agreed to end their 17 a Grand Slam tournament, awaits the winner of the other tennis betting semi-final between Nadal, most favorite and world number one, and Murray, sixth seeded.
"I like the trophy," Federer replied on what player prefers as a rival. "I'm excited about being in another final, I worked hard all season to do things well in major tournaments."
The semi-final between Nadal and Murray was suspended at the marker pro-British, who won the first two sets by 6-2 and 7-6 (7-5), while the Spanish is 3-2 in the third.
The women's final between Williams (number 4) and Jankovic (2) was passed today at 7 p. M. (Costa Rica time) at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing Meadows.
Serena won in the semifinals to Russian Dinara Safina (favorite number 6) with passages 6-3 AND 6-2, while Jankovic dominated Elena Dementieva (5) with a double 6-4.
The winner not only gets the coveted title of the year's last Grand Slam, but also the number one position ranquin.
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The Swiss Roger Federer was classified yesterday to the end of the U.S. Open after defeating the Serbian Novak Djokovic, while the second semifinal between Spanish Rafael Nadal and British Andy Murray was suspended by bad weather, like that between the end serbia Jelena Jankovic and American Serena Williams.
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