Rafael Nadal Defeats Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic Clash in the Final Next

Defending US Open champion Rafael Nadal will face world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in a repeat of the 2010 US Open final after the Spaniard swept past Scotland’s Andy Murray 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 in the second men's semifinal of this year's US Open.

Nadal defeated Djokovic in last year's final but the Serb, who claimed his pot in final with a thrilling five-set win over Roger Federer, has beaten him in five finals this year, including a victory in the Wimbledon final.

Speaking after the match against Djokovic, Nadal said:

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"This year, I’ve not had a lot of luck against him. I played already five finals against him and I lost all of them. So, hopefully New York will help me this time. I will try my best. I played a fantastic match against him in the final last year. I will try to be aggressive with my forehand and solid on my serve."

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Nadal is bidding to win his 11th Grand Slam title and second of the season. He is currently tied for sixth in the all-time list of Grand Slam men’s singles title leaders.

Reflecting on the win over Murray, Nadal said:

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"The beginning of the fourth set was really important because Andy had a tougher match than me yesterday. He had a break point at the start of the fourth, I saved that, and after I felt like I started to play aggressive and I think I played my best match here this year."

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Andy Murray, on the other hand, said he needed to "improve" and work on his game. The world No. 4 also called Nadal the "greatest player" to have played tennis. Murray said:

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"It's disappointing to get so close. I've lost to Rafa a few times this year. I need to work on my game and get physically stronger. I know the right tactics for playing against Rafa but I didn't implement them in the first two sets.

It's very easy from the side to suggest what I should be doing out there—you should see some of his passing shots. There's many things I could have done a bit better but I didn't.

He's probably the greatest player who has played tennis."

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