Former top ranked tennis player Rafael Nadal will take on Fernando Gonzalez in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open later today.
Following several concerns that he might not be fully healed from a knee injury that left him inactive for the majority of of the summer months, Nadal has proven cynics mistaken with some terrific play via his first 4 matches at the tournament.
Nadal's knee injury forced him to miss Wimbledon in July, a tournament that he captured in '08. Unable to defend his championship and having missed a small number of other tournaments, Nadal lost his top world position to Roger Federer, who exploited Nadal's absence with a win at Wimbledon.
Nadal furthermore lost the world's number two ranking to Andy Murray, however reclaimed it with his 4th round win at the US Open two nights ago.
Nadal has seemed to be playing at close to his maximum level in this tournament as he defeated Frenchman Gael Monflis in four |sets in the fourth round, looking as quick as ever on the court.
Gonzalez on the other hand beat one more Frenchman, Jo-Wilfred Tsonga in the 4th round.
Gonzalez has emerged victorious against Nadal once before this, at the quarterfinals of the 2007 Aussie Open, but considering the way Nadal has played in the US Open, he must be greatly positive about sealing a place in the semifinals.
Nadal took fans of the sport by surprise this past year when he won Wimbledon for the first time. Nadal backed up that triumph by capturing the gold medal at Beijing for singles. He proceeded to finish the season as number one in the world for the first instance in his lifetime.
The U.S. Open is the only critical title absent from Nadal's shining list of accomplishments, and given his present form, it would take a fearless person to wager vs the Spaniard winning in New York this weekend. - 29772
Following several concerns that he might not be fully healed from a knee injury that left him inactive for the majority of of the summer months, Nadal has proven cynics mistaken with some terrific play via his first 4 matches at the tournament.
Nadal's knee injury forced him to miss Wimbledon in July, a tournament that he captured in '08. Unable to defend his championship and having missed a small number of other tournaments, Nadal lost his top world position to Roger Federer, who exploited Nadal's absence with a win at Wimbledon.
Nadal furthermore lost the world's number two ranking to Andy Murray, however reclaimed it with his 4th round win at the US Open two nights ago.
Nadal has seemed to be playing at close to his maximum level in this tournament as he defeated Frenchman Gael Monflis in four |sets in the fourth round, looking as quick as ever on the court.
Gonzalez on the other hand beat one more Frenchman, Jo-Wilfred Tsonga in the 4th round.
Gonzalez has emerged victorious against Nadal once before this, at the quarterfinals of the 2007 Aussie Open, but considering the way Nadal has played in the US Open, he must be greatly positive about sealing a place in the semifinals.
Nadal took fans of the sport by surprise this past year when he won Wimbledon for the first time. Nadal backed up that triumph by capturing the gold medal at Beijing for singles. He proceeded to finish the season as number one in the world for the first instance in his lifetime.
The U.S. Open is the only critical title absent from Nadal's shining list of accomplishments, and given his present form, it would take a fearless person to wager vs the Spaniard winning in New York this weekend. - 29772
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