US Open 2011: Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal in semi-final

Saturday, September 10, 2011

Britain's Andy Murray is convinced he can end his losing run against and beat Rafael Nadal to reach U.S. Open champion to protect final.The Scot, 24, takes Nadal in the other semi-final is not until 1945 BST on Saturday after that Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer will face 1700 BST. A staggered 'Super Saturday will see the women's semifinals place.Following to heavy rain earlier in the week, women's and men's final on Sunday has been moved to Monday. 


The late change of plan has not fallen all the players and the fact that Louis Armstrong Stadium, the city ruled out because the water leaks means Stosur and Kerber has been relegated to the third gallery stadium.They 2300 BST start, with world number one Caroline Wozniacki of tournament favorite and three-time champion Serena Williams in the 0000 BST, the main Arthur Ashe Stadium.


Apparently unhappy Australian ninth seed Stosur posted on Facebook: "I think my 6 Semi-finals in the stands, if someone wants to display only the semi-finals of the Instead, Arthur Ashe Stadium coming out tomorrow. "There are no topics men who, after complaints from a number of leading players, has seen its final moved to Sunday, so that the rest of the unexpected winners of the semi-finals on Sunday. 


"I almost would have preferred if they just left it just as it was Sunday, because now the other guys to play like a normal Slam," Murray said. "They play one day, one day, you know what year the quarter-finals." If they kept as it was, they would have had to play three consecutive days, and we would have had to play four consecutive days.


 "Murray goes into his match against Nadal for the following 12.4 career and has lost the last four meetings, including the semi-final defeat at Wimbledon and the French Open by defeating John Isner year.But on Friday became the only British man to semi-seventh of all the Grand Slam in the same year, and it takes confidence has turned Nadal in U.S. Open semi-finals three years ago. "I've beaten him before the semi-finals," said Murray. "I won the Australian Open against him . And if I won against him, it's always been difficult for the courts. 


"This is a good surface to play me for him. I would go to France is NOK no favorite in this game, so by chance I have Wimbledon, but his record has been great. I think it is the American hard courts, it is tight, tight match-up. "Djokovic and Federer met for the fifth consecutive year in the U.S. Open, won the Swiss 2007-final and the next two semi-finals, before Djokovic edged a dramatic semi-finals last year. From Federer became the first person to win this year, Djokovic French Open semi-finals in June. "It is quite easy, 'said Federer." I think we're both going to play aggressively. He moves well. He seems to have taken his game to a higher level, but most of the trust. "He has had a fantastic season, so it's a challenge right now is the men's game. That's what I love who I love to play."


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