TENNIS Live

US Open - Round 4 - Men

Nationality Player Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
SpainR Nadal6576-
United StatesS Querrey2763-

Rafael Nadal

Nationality ESP
Date of Birth 03/06/1986
Height 1.85 m
Weight 85 kg

Sam Querrey

Nationality USA
Date of Birth 07/10/1987
Height 1.98 m
Weight 90 kg
 

Live Comments

  1. 6-3 - AND THERE. IT. IS! Nadal wraps up victory at the first attempt and he is through to the quarter-finals where he will face in-form American Mardy Fish

  2. 40-15 - After three hours and 12 minutes, Nadal finally has two match points ...

  3. 5-3 - Ace number 20 from Querrey helps him hold for the loss of just the one point and also forces Nadal to step up and serve out the match

  4. 5-2 - It requires an almighty effort but after numerous deuces Nadal finally manages to hold when Querrey slaps a forehand into the net

  5. 40-40 - Maybe Querrey isn't quite done in this match, as a couple of great baseline rallies from him and an error from Nadal leave the American with a couple of break points. Nadal saves them both but Querrey quickly earns himself another couple. Again Nadal's accuracy comes to the rescue

  6. 4-2 - Nadal breaks. Querrey just beginning to look a little tired now as he fires a forehand down the line long to gift the world number one the break

  7. 3-2 - A comfortable service game from Nadal for the loss of just one point

  8. 2-2 - Another hold from Querrey. Both players just taking a bit of a breather off serve at the start of this set

  9. 2-1 - A love game from Nadal to keep his nose in front

  10. 1-1 - An ace from Querrey gets him off the mark in this set

  11. 1-0 - A great passing shot from Querrey earns him a break point in the opening game to this fourth set. But he is unable to take advantage of it as Nadal produces a neat little drop volley before going on to hold

  12. 7-6 - AND THERE IT IS! Nadal takes the set at his first attempt when a frustrated Querrey mis-hits long

  13. 6-2 - Querrey slaps a forehand into the top of the net and Nadal has four set points ...

  14. 4-2 - Nadal has the mini-break as the players change ends just after Querrey has pushed his forehand approach shot long

  15. 6-6 - It's tiebreak time, folks! An ace from Nadal forces Querrey into the breaker and this promises to be interesting - both players have winning records in breakers

  16. 5-6 - An ace out wide and Querrey holds again to 15, and at worst now for him there will be a third set breaker

  17. 5-5 - Nadal holds to 15, when Querrey slaps a forehand down the line long and wide, to stop the run of games against him

  18. 4-5 - Querrey posts another service hold to leave him incredibly just one game from a two sets to one lead. Nadal will have to come out after the interval and serve to stay in the set!

  19. 4-4 - QUERREY BREAKS BACK! There you go, told you the storm was coming. A great service game from the young American to get himself back on level terms in this third set

  20. 4-3 - Again Querrey holds and you get the feeling this lull is just the calm before the storm as we approach crunch time in the set

  21. 4-2 - Nadal throws in his fourth double fault of the match but manages to hold nonetheless and maintain his one break lead

  22. 3-2 - Querrey sticking with Nadal on his serve in this set but he still needs to come up with something more impressive to break back

  23. 3-1 - Nadal cruises through another service game to maintain his lead in this third set

  24. 2-1 - The American gets over his disappointment at failing to take advantage of those break points in the previous game by posting a solid service game to get himself off the mark

  25. 2-0 - Querrey earns himself immediate break back points by ripping a forehand passing shot straight down the line. Nadal is not going to make the same mistakes twice though and steps it up before earning himself a game point with an athletic overhead smash. And the Spaniard holds to cement the break burying a forehand down the line off a short ball

  26. 1-0 - A very poor game from Querrey as he gifts Nadal break points right at the start of the set. The Spaniard is not going to pass up an opportunity like that and fires a backhand passing shot down the line to secure the early break

  27. 5-7 - QUERREY LEVELS THE MATCH! The young American only needs the one set point and, much to the delight of the crowd, levels the match at one set apiece when Nadal slaps a forehand into the net

  28. 15-40 - Querrey earns himself two set points with an absolutely stunning forehand passing shot whipped across court. Nadal challenges but to no avail and Querrey has two set points ...

  29. 5-6 - The crowd are going wild as Querrey backs up that break with a service hold to leave him just one game from levelling up the match!

  30. 5-5 - QUERREY BREAKS TO LOVE AGAIN! Incredibly play from the 20-year-old American as he breaks Nadal to love moving the Spaniard around the court as if the rankings were reversed

  31. 5-4 - Another good hold from Querrey to force Nadal to serve out the set after the interval

  32. 5-3 - Another love service game for Nadal as Querrey's forehand goes long and the American must now serve to stay in the second set

  33. 4-3 - A good hold for Querrey to stop the run of games against him. He needs to find something to challenge the Nadal serve again though if he is too get back into this match

  34. 4-2 - Nadal holds to love to cement the break and continue his inexorable march through to the quarter-finals

  35. 3-2 - Nadal breaks again immediately as he simply has too much for his opponent today. There is no getting away from the fact that Nadal is just all round better than Querrey

  36. 2-2 - QUERREY BREAKS BACK TO LOVE! A strange game from Nadal and he drops his serve to love after dumping a forehand into the net

  37. 2-1 - Nadal converts on his second break point of the match when Querrey slaps a forehand into the bottom of the net after extreme pressure from the Spaniard

  38. 1-1 - A fantastic forehand drop volley from Nadal is too good for Querrey and the Spaniard holds to open up his second set account

  39. 0-1 - Great opening service game from Querrey to hold after the disappointment of dropping that opening set

  40. 6-2 - NADAL GRABS THE FIRST SET! Great work from Querrey, who looks like he is beginning to settle down to the pace of this match, and the American has his first break point. But a brilliant serve out wide from Nadal followed by a successful trip into the net and the Spaniard has a set point ... which he takes wrong-footing Querrey at the baseline by firing a forehand into the open court behind the American

  41. 5-2 - Nadal breaks for a second time! Nadal races up to a backhand stop volley from Querrey and calmly threads the ball down the line for a winning passing shot. He will serve for the set after the change of ends

  42. 4-2 - Nadal continues to batter Querrey from the back of the court. Simple, solid tennis from the world number one. Nothing flashy but effective nonetheless

  43. 3-2 - A love service game from Querrey featuring two aces from the American's racquet, as well as a first error from Nadal, and he remains just the one break behind

  44. 3-1 - Nadal holds to cement the break racing up to the net to follow up a huge serve with forehand volley straight down the centre of the court

  45. 2-1 - Nadal secures a very earlier break of serve from Querrey just beating him down from the back of the court

  46. 1-1 - Querrey will not want to get involved in too many long, baseline rallies with Nadal but it is hard to take the initiative against the world number one and that is exactly what Nadal does here drawing the error from his American opponent to get an opening hold under his belt

  47. 0-1 - A good opening service game from the big-serving American to get him off the mark. That's got to settle some of the nerves

  48. 0-0 - Here we go then, Querrey to get the match underway ...

  49. 18:38 - This is world number one Rafael Nadal against home hope Sam Querrey, and it starts in about 15 minutes time...

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