Rafael Nadal of Spain applied relentless pressure on Andy Murray of Britain to win a place in the U.S. Open men’s final for the second successive year with a 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 victory on Saturday night.
Nadal will face Novak Djokovic of Serbia for the title following the Wimbledon champion’s five-set victory over Roger Federer earlier in the day.
A fourth-set letdown buried Murray’s hopes after recovering from a two-sets-to-none deficit. Nadal broke Murray’s serve six times while Murray managed only two service breaks as the match rushed to conclusion after 3 hours, 24 minutes.
Nadal’s slashing forehand winner down the line to Murray’s backhand corner boosted his lead to 5-2 in the fourth set.
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