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Juan Martin del Potro reached the US Open semi-finals and then sat back and watched as the Rafael Nadal-Fernando Gonzalez match was suspended in the third set due to rain. The sixth-seeded Argentinian converted eight out of eight break points to reach the last four with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 win over Marin Cilic of Croatia. In a battle between two giant 20-year-olds, sixth-seeded Del Potro started slowly before wresting control of the match away from Cilic midway through the second set. He finished with a flourish to reach his second Grand Slam semi-final of the year after his five-set loss to Roger Federer in he French Open in June. "It was a good comeback, you know, the crowd cheering for me at 1-3 in the second. I started to play better after that moment," he said. "Of course, I need to improve for the semis a lot, but I'm happy with my match and with the result." Del Potro has enjoyed a meteoric rise through the ranks over since he emerged... details >>>

Murray's US Open ends early; Clijsters-Williams II After all, Murray arrived at Flushing Meadows ranked No. 2, owner of a tour-leading 37 wins on hard courts this season — and quite sure he was prepared to win his first Grand Slam title a year after reaching the U.S. Open final. Instead, he heads home after the fourth round, a 7-5, 6-2, 6-2 loser to No. 16 Marin Cilic of Croatia on Tuesday. "I just struggled today. I played poorly," Murray said. "I could have been better in pretty much every part of the game, whether it was mental or serve, forehand, backhand, returns." And now Murray will slide back to No. 3 or No. 4 in the rankings, behind Rafael Nadal, who will move up by virtue of beating No. 13 Gael Monfils 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-1, 6-3 in Tuesday night's last match to get to the quarterfinals. Nadal-Monfils featured two men often cited as the best athletes on tour, and it was a spirited contest early, filled with long points, terrific ... details >>>

NEW YORK (AFP) – Andy Murray treats returning serves as vital to his game as firing them at opponents. As a result, he might just make his biggest return of all - to the US Open final. The British second seed who lost his first Grand Slam final here last year to Roger Federer defeated US 195th-ranked US wildcard Taylor Dent 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 in the feature night match at Arthur Ashe Stadium. The 22-year-old Scotsman, trying to become the first British man to win a Slam title since Fred Perry in 1936, will play for a quarter-final spot against Croatian 16th seed Marin Cilic, who beat Uzbek Denis Istomin 6-1, 6-4, 6-3. Murray, who matched Novak Djokovic with a tour-best 56th season triumph, fired 39 winners and seven aces against only 13 unforced errors and overpowered Dent, back at the elite level after missing two years for major back surgery. Source : news.yahoo.com ... details >>>

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Spaniolul Rafael Nadal a revenit pe poziţia a doua în ierarhia ATP, după ce s-a calificat în sferturile tunreului american US Open. Ibericul s-a impus în faţa francezului Gael Monfils, scor 6-7, 6-1, 6-3, şi a redevenit numărul doi mondial, profitând de înf... details >>>

Fostul lider al clasamentului ATP, Rafael Nadal, a fost protagonistul unui moment mai puţin obişnuit la finalul meciului cu Gael Monfils. După ce a reuşit să se califice în semifinalele US Open, spaniolul a fost luat brusc de gât de un fan care a încercat... details >>>

Andy Murray of Britain has been lethargic at the start of the US Open tournament but the crafty Brit seem to be doing great and stormed into the fourth round at flushing meadows. Mind you, he was the finalist last year at the same venue. The 22-year-old Britain defeated America’s Taylor Dent in straight sets with 6-3, 6-2 and 6-2. Dent had returned to the tournament after a back surgery, and he was simply outclassed by fast Andy Murray. Andy Murray won the match in duration of just 1 ½ hours, and his excellent returns were and rhythmic that made the American to succumb. Murray will face Croatia’s Marin Cilic in the fourth round of the tournament. Cilic has defeated Uzbekistan’s Denis Istomin in straight sets 6-1, 6-4 and 6-3. Interesting face to face stats come here: Murray and Cilic have faced each three times on the tennis court and all the times Murray has emerged victorious, which will keep his confidence levels high and seems to be a ... details >>>

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Federer is inching towards a historic moment in the history of tennis; maybe, but the British tennis fans are still finding it hard to digest that their hero had lost one precious opportunity to go into the Wimbledon 2009 mens finals. The Brits fans are in a state of shock; Andy Murray has just lost the most precious semi final match to the American Ace Andy Roddick. Andy Roddick will meet Roger Federer in the Wimbledon 2009 mens finals. In the first semi finals Roger Federer walks smoothly into the finals after winning against German veteran Tommy Haas. It had been straight setters semi finals and Federer didn’t had to sweat too much to send Tommy Haas packing. The 5-time champ wins in 3 sets 7-6 (7/3), 7-5 and 6-3 and reaches his 20th singles finals breaking Evan Lendl record of 19 major singles finals. In the other semi finals, Andy Murray was greatly predicted to win and then create history. Even though he was great with his aces he failed to ... details >>>

Montreal Tennis 2009 Rogers Tennis Cup Winner Results Highlights Video - Andy Murray vs Juan Martin del Potro The Montreal sees now the last 2 warriors in Andy Murray and Juan Martin del Potro. The Canadian tennis fans awaited a Federer-Nadal clash but they must not have been disappointed at the way these two disciplined players sweated out. Now as to head on head encounters between the 3rd and the 6th seeds; Murray leads 3 to 1 in the ATp circuits and the Scottish further has lead of 2-0 on hard court matches. However, Del Potro won their last encounter played on clay court at Madrid in 2009. There is a thing to cheer here, Murray sneaked into the No.2 slot pushing aside Nadal and he is deservedly the man to be there. Guess his hands on training in Florida gave the Brit perfect blend of balance of hard work and relaxing much needed before the start of the tour. He had not lost a set during last week and so that took him to the ... details >>>