Nadal beats Fernando Verdasco at US Open

Rafael Nadal reached the US Open semi-finals for the third time with victory over fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco on another windy night in New York.



The world number one, chasing the only Grand Slam title to have so far eluded him, won 7-5 6-3 6-4.



And while his performance was not as fluent as Roger Federer's the night before, it was equally dominant.



Nadal will play Mikhail Youzhny in the last four after the Russian beat Stanislas Wawrinka in five sets.



That match will be played tomorrow as well as the other semi-final between second seed Federer and third seed Novak Djokovic, with a first ever meeting in New York between Nadal and Federer a possibility for Sunday's final.



The women’s semifinals will take place today. Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki, the 2009 runner up at Flushing Meadows, will face Number 7 Vera Zvonareva; while Number 2 Kim Clijsters and Number 3 Venus Williams will face off.