Rafael Nadal step first time to USopen final blast Youzhny
Rafael Nadal's final countdown began at 2:40 p.m. Saturday. After a 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 win over Russia's Mikhail Youzhny, the top seeded Spaniard is heading to the US Open final for the first time ever. He becomes just the sixth man in the Open Era to reach the finals of all four Grand Slams, and, at 24, the second-youngest.
"It's another step I think in my career, so for sure is a very important victory for me," said Nadal. "[To] be in the final of the last Grand Slam of the year is something new, because I always arrived here with problems."
"I feel I play really good one game at 4-3, first set, like was lot of emotions," Youzhny explained. "If I can play like this on every game against Rafa, maybe... I can get chance to win. But I don't have so much emotion like I have this game, so I can like sometimes wake up for some points or some games, but I cannot be consistent for all match."
"I change a little bit the grip," he said. "And what I change especially is the position. Important thing is I know I have to serve well if I really want to have any day the chance to win here."
"Thank you very much," Nadal said to a packed Arthur Ashe Stadium following the match. "You make me feel unbelievable."
"It's another step I think in my career, so for sure is a very important victory for me," said Nadal. "[To] be in the final of the last Grand Slam of the year is something new, because I always arrived here with problems."
"I feel I play really good one game at 4-3, first set, like was lot of emotions," Youzhny explained. "If I can play like this on every game against Rafa, maybe... I can get chance to win. But I don't have so much emotion like I have this game, so I can like sometimes wake up for some points or some games, but I cannot be consistent for all match."
"I change a little bit the grip," he said. "And what I change especially is the position. Important thing is I know I have to serve well if I really want to have any day the chance to win here."
"Thank you very much," Nadal said to a packed Arthur Ashe Stadium following the match. "You make me feel unbelievable."
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