Federer Beats Djokovic; Murray Leads Nadal by 2 Sets

As predicted by Mad Professah, World #2 Roger Federer defeated World #3 Novak Djokovic in four sets on Saturday, 6-3 5-7 7-5 6-2 to reach his third major final of the year and fifth consecutive US Open. At times, Federer played at a level reminiscent of his 2005-2007 greatness, with 3 unforced errors in the first set and 1 in the fourth. The Swiss 27-year-old ended with 51 winners to 28 errors overall, compared to 43 winners but 47 errors for the 21-year-old Serb.

In the other semifinal, current World #6 Andy Murray shocked most observers (but not this one!) by easily winning the first set from current World #1 Rafael Nadal 6-2 when the match was moved (during the Federer-Djokovic match!) to the Louis Armstrong Court in order to try to have both semifinals completed before inclement weather arrived. Murray also won the second set 7-6(5) despite Nadal saving a handful of breakpoints and then promptly gave Nadal his first break points of the match to begin the third, which the Spaniard was able to convert. Play was suspended for the day at Murray leading 6-2, 7-6(5), 2-3 up two sets but still down a break in the third set. It will resume at 1pm Pacific time on CBS today, while the Women's Final will be at 6pm Pacific time on CBS today.