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US Open: El Mosquito sets up final clash with red hot Roddick
Queens, Sept 07: American Andy Roddick and Spaniard Juan Carlos Ferrero advanced to the Men`s finals of the U.S. Open.
Queens, Sept 07: American Andy Roddick and Spaniard Juan Carlos Ferrero advanced to the Men's finals of the U.S. Open.
American Andy Roddick hauled himself into his first ever grand slam final by staging an inspired comeback to oust Argentine David Nalbandian 6-7 3-6 7-6 6-1 6-3 in the U.S. Open semi-finals on Saturday. Fourth seed Roddick saved one match point in the third set tiebreak before prevailing in front of a partisan Flushing Meadows crowd which gorged on the three hours, 31 minutes of theatre. It proved a significant moment in 21-year-old Roddick's breakthrough year, for he had lost in the semi-finals at both the Australian Open and Wimbledon earlier this season. To claim the ultimate prize, he must overcome third seed Juan Carlos Ferrero in Sunday's final, after the Spaniard shocked home fans and American top seed Andre Agassi in four sets
Juan Carlos Ferrero blew apart Andre Agassi's U.S. Open dream and wrenched the world number one ranking from the American with an emphatic semi-final victory at Flushing Meadows on Saturday.
The chiselled Spaniard soaked up everything top seed Agassi could hurl at him and threw it back with added venom to pummel Agassi 6-4 6-3 3-6 6-4.
Ferrero dedicates his finest moments in tennis to Rosario, the mother he lost when he was 17. On Saturday his eyes lingered on the heavens as he knelt on the court when Agassi fired long on the first match point.
At 23, 10 years Agassi's junior, Ferrero was faster, stronger and hungrier than the eight-times grand slam champion.
In this form he will be tough to beat when he takes on either Andy Roddick or David Nalbandian in Sunday's final. French Open champion Ferrero will be bidding to become the first Spaniard since Manuel Orantes in 1975 to win the U.S. Open.
Bureau Report
American Andy Roddick hauled himself into his first ever grand slam final by staging an inspired comeback to oust Argentine David Nalbandian 6-7 3-6 7-6 6-1 6-3 in the U.S. Open semi-finals on Saturday. Fourth seed Roddick saved one match point in the third set tiebreak before prevailing in front of a partisan Flushing Meadows crowd which gorged on the three hours, 31 minutes of theatre. It proved a significant moment in 21-year-old Roddick's breakthrough year, for he had lost in the semi-finals at both the Australian Open and Wimbledon earlier this season. To claim the ultimate prize, he must overcome third seed Juan Carlos Ferrero in Sunday's final, after the Spaniard shocked home fans and American top seed Andre Agassi in four sets
Juan Carlos Ferrero blew apart Andre Agassi's U.S. Open dream and wrenched the world number one ranking from the American with an emphatic semi-final victory at Flushing Meadows on Saturday.
The chiselled Spaniard soaked up everything top seed Agassi could hurl at him and threw it back with added venom to pummel Agassi 6-4 6-3 3-6 6-4.
Ferrero dedicates his finest moments in tennis to Rosario, the mother he lost when he was 17. On Saturday his eyes lingered on the heavens as he knelt on the court when Agassi fired long on the first match point.
At 23, 10 years Agassi's junior, Ferrero was faster, stronger and hungrier than the eight-times grand slam champion.
In this form he will be tough to beat when he takes on either Andy Roddick or David Nalbandian in Sunday's final. French Open champion Ferrero will be bidding to become the first Spaniard since Manuel Orantes in 1975 to win the U.S. Open.
Bureau Report