Rafael Nadal, U.s. Open | featured news

Rafael Nadal withdrew from the United States Open on Wednesday, less than a month after pulling out of the Olympics because of a knee injury.

Tennis.com: Serbian has won past five matches against Spaniard, and they meet again Monday

On a day judged as much by elapsed time as games won, Rafael Nadal came out looking the freshest. Nadal and Andy Murray won Friday to set up a semifinal matchup at the U.S. Open. They'll be back on the court Saturday - their third straight day of tennis at a tournament that has been forced into some drastic scheduling changes after losing two days to the rain.

Defending champ Rafael Nadal took full advantage of a fresh start, dominating Gilles Muller when their rain-delayed match resumed at the U.S. Open.

Rafael Nadal had a relatively comfortable time on court but a frightening and painful one off it at the U.S. Open on Sunday, collapsing in agony during his post-match press conference.

Rafael Nadal won his first U.S. Open championship to become the seventh man in history to complete a career Grand Slam when he waited out a nearly two-hour rain delay and withstood a barrage of corner-kissing winners from Novak Djokovic of Serbia at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday night.

So much for Rafa vs. Roger in the U.S. Open final.

The Open House twosome take a stab at defining great tennis, which, for New York, demands a Federer-Nadal final.

Trying to complete a career Grand Slam, Rafael Nadal has won all 12 sets he's played so far at the 2010 U.S. Open.

Even Rafael Nadal felt compelled to applaud when his second-round opponent at the U.S. Open hit a spectacular, full-sprint winner and was left doing the splits at the net.