Nadal to face Djokovic again in US Open final

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Rafael Nadal will take on Novak Djokovic for the US Open Tennis Tournament title.

11 September,2011 03:13 am

Rafael Nadal beat Andy Murray 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 to set up a rematch with Novak Djokovic in the US Open final.Playing his third match in three days at the rain-drenched Open, the second-seeded Nadal lost his first set of the tournament, but broke Murray twice in the fourth set to reach his 14th Grand Slam final.On Monday, No. 2 Nadal will play No. 1 Djokovic, who defeated Roger Federer in five sets in the first semifinal in Arthur Ashe Stadium.Last year, Nadal beat Djokovic in four sets in the final, but this year, Djokovic is 5-0 in the head-to-head matchup, with all five wins coming in tournament finals.Earlier, Novak Djokovic came back from the brink to defeat Roger Federer in five sets in US Open semi-final.Novak Djokovic saved two match points to roar back from the brink of defeat to edge Roger Federer in a five-set thriller at the US Open and book his place in the final.The world number one looked to be heading towards a certain defeat after losing the opening two sets but clawed back to defeat Federer 6-7, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 7-5 and remain on course for his third grand slam title this year after winning the Australian Open and Wimbledon championships.For Federer, who was chasing a record sixth US Open title in eight years, it was a heartbreaking loss and only the second time in 184 matches that he has been beaten after leading by two sets.It also ended his streak of winning at least one grand slam every year since he won the first of his 16 majors in 2003.