[穆瑞] Murray to meet Nadal in US semis
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Murray to meet Nadal in US semis
Andy Murray overcame Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro in four sets to
reach the US Open semi-finals, where he will play world number one Rafael
Nadal.
The British number one produced some wonderful shots but had trouble
closing out a tight match before winning 7-6 (7-2) 7-6 (7-1) 4-6 7-5.
In his first Grand Slam semi-final 21-year-old Murray is to meet Nadal,
who outclassed America's Mardy Fish.
Nadal suffered an early scare before coming through 3-6 6-1 6-4 6-2.
Bidding to become the fifth man to win three Grand Slams in a year and
contesting his first US Open semi-final, Nadal is likely encounter tougher
opposition on Saturday in the form of Murray.
The Scot, facing Del Potro for the first time since he accused the
teenager of insulting his mother Judy during a Masters Series match in May,
got the upper hand when he broke serve in game two.
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But after going 4-1 up he saw Del Potro power back to win the next four
games and serve for the opening set.
Murray produced a glorious winner to break the Argentinean's serve and
then dominated the tie-break to win the opener.
The second set went with serve until Murray broke at 5-5 to serve for
the set, only to then throw away the opportunity when Del Potro broke to
love.
It was an uncharacteristically lacklustre game from the Scot but he
rallied magnificently in the tie-break to take a commanding hold on the match.
With Del Potro appearing nervous, irritable and lost for ideas, Murray
broke for a 3-1 lead in the third set and looked to have one foot in the last
four.
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But Del Potro showed character to break straight back and, after needing
treatment on his knee injury, powered his way to three straight games and the
set.
When Murray dropped his serve in the opening game of the fourth set it
looked like the ascendancy was with Del Potro, who looked to have shaken off
his knee problem.
The match again swung, though, with Murray breaking back and then
surviving a nervous service game to go 3-2 up.
Both players showed signs of nerves, mixing unforced errors with
top-class winners, and they exchanged breaks once more.
Murray kept up the pressure and forced Del Potro to stay in the match,
which he failed to do and sent a backhand wide to confirm his fate and seal
Murray's passage into the semi-finals.
There he will take on Nadal in a repeat of their Wimbledon quarter-final.
On that occasion Nadal swept Murray aside in straight sets and, although
the 22-year-old has since usurped Roger Federer as world number one,
Murray's recent form would point to a close encounter.
Nadal went into this quarter-final having never lost a set in four
meetings with Fish but that record would soon change as the American raced
into a 3-0 lead.
Backed by a partisan home crowd on Arthur Ashe Stadium, Fish carried out
his promise of coming into the net whenever possible and taking the game to
Nadal.
But Nadal did not take kindly to losing the first set and, with two
breaks of serve, raced through the second in 36 minutes.
Fish showed flurries of brilliance in the third but he could not cope
with the ferocity of Nadal's groundstrokes and, when he came in to attack,
he tended to be passed as the Spaniard found his finest touch.
With the match passing 0200 local time, Nadal was keen to bring it to a
close and in the seventh game of the fourth set he broke Fish to go 5-2
ahead.
He then closed out the match comfortably to secure a place in the last
four.
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