Sun Sep 7 18:56:58 2008

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Murray upends Nadal to reach U.S. Open final

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Flushing Meadows, NY (Sports Network) - Sixth-seeded Andy Murray advanced to his first ever Grand Slam final with a 6-2, 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 6-4 victory over top-ranked Rafael Nadal on Sunday at the U.S. Open.

The match was suspended on Saturday because of the deluge Tropical Storm Hanna brought, after Murray had won the first two sets and Nadal had taken the lead in the third.

Nadal rallied to win the third set on Sunday, and had pulled away to a 3-1 lead in the fourth. But the Scotsman Murray rallied and the set was tied at 4-4. Murray served to easily win the ninth game, then broke Nadal's serve with a backhand passing shot to win the match.

It was Murray's first ever win against the Spaniard Nadal, who is the reigning Wimbledon, four-time French Open and Olympic champion.

The result sets up Murray to face second-seeded and reigning four-time U.S. Open champion Roger Federer on Monday. The Swiss Federer downed third-seeded Novak Djokovic 6-3, 5-7, 7-5, 6-2 in a semifinal on Saturday.