Rafael Nadal (above) will face Andy Murray on Saturday.
Flushing Meadows, NY (Sports Network) -
The men's semifinals are scheduled to be staged Saturday at the U.S. Open, where top-ranked Rafael Nadal will take on sixth-seeded Andy Murray and second-seeded and reigning four-time champion Roger Federer will encounter third-seeded Novak Djokovic.
Nadal is a perfect 5-0 lifetime against Murray, including 3-0 already this year. The Spaniard, who topped the Scotsman in Hamburg, Wimbledon and Toronto earlier in the season, is 3-0 versus the 21-year-old Murray on hardcourts over the last two years.
Murray will appear in his first-ever major semifinal, while Nadal will perform in his first career U.S. Open semi at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
The five-time major titlist Nadal is a brilliant 75-8 this season, including a tour-high eight titles, while Murray is 40-13 with three championships.
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