The Spanish Rafael Nadal pulled out his pass to semifinals of the U.S. Open in a marathon day that began on Wednesday and closed in the early hours of Thursday, replete addition to strong emotions and good tennis. The world number one went fishing to celebrate the Prince of Asturias Award for Sports in 2008 received on Wednesday, and after two hours and 40 minutes of fighting drove into their networks to American Mardy Fish, with passages 3-6, 6-1 , 6-4, 6-2.
Nadal played the pass to the finals in 'Supersaturday' of the U.S. Open, against English Andy Murray (n.6), which surpassed the first hour Argentine Juan Martin del Potro (n.17) 7-6 (7 / 2), 7-6 (7 / 1), 4-6, 7-5.
Del Potro said goodbye with a high forehead, and despite falling expired went with their hands full, because for the first time reaches quarterfinals of a Grand Slam, and also between ratifying the talents of more future of tennis today.
The 19-year-old and world number 17 ranking, piped in the last month and a half a string of 23 consecutive victories and four titles.
"I finished exhausted. Di best of me, but Andy is a great player, but that takes all errors. Even so I am happy for what I've done," said the racket Tandil.
The show of the night was carried out by the Williams sisters, who for two hours and 56 minutes was braided in a battle with sticks, where Serena was the best part when she beat Venus in two sets at odds of 7-6 (8 / 6), 7-6 (9 / 7), and advance to semifinals.
"This was like a final, unfortunate that we had to play in the quarter-finals," said Serena, U.S. Open champion in 1999 and 2002.
The lowest of the Williams was revenge for the defeat suffered in the final of Wimbledon this year, and with a better service game and need from the bottom, won its ninth victory in 17 clashes against her sister.
As curious information, of the 17 games played so far between the two, the sister who won the first set was the triumph at home, except in the final
Wimbledon 2003, where Serena started losing the initial table.
Serena, fourth-seeded Russian will be measured to Dinara Safina (n.6), that afternoon had defeated Italian Flavia Pennetta (N.16), 6-2, 6-3.
The other key runs between the Russian semifinalist Elena Dementieva (N.5) and the serious Jelena Jankovic (N.2).
From his side, Argentines Juan Monaco and a maximum Gonzalez was laid off when they lost in the Open semifinals of men's doubles before the pair formed by the Czech Lukas Dlouhy and Indian Leander Paes, with partial 6-2, 6-0.
The Indo-Czech duo is measured by the title favourites against Americans Bob and Mike Bryan (N.2), winners of the team's Spanish Tommy Robredo and Argentine Sergio Roitman 6-2, 6-1.
In the women's doubles, the Spanish Anabel Medina-Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual (N.5) were classified to semifinals with a victory over the Americans Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears, 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 ( 7 / 2).
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