Sunday, September 7, 2008 - 23:20
AFP News Briefs ListMurray beats Nadal to reach US Open final against Federer
Britain's Andy Murray advanced to his first Grand Slam final by upsetting world number one Rafael Nadal on Sunday in a US Open semi-final, booking a date with reigning champion Roger Federer on Monday.
The 21-year-old Scotsman defeated the reigning Wimbledon, French Open and Olympic champion 6-2, 7-6 (7/5), 4-6, 6-4 in a match that began Saturday but was halted by rain in the third set.
That storm pushed the showdown with 12-time Grand Slam champion Federer to Monday, the first time since 1987 that bad weather has postponed the year's last Grand Slam tournament to an extra day.
Murray became only the third British man to reach a Slam final in the 40-year Open era, after Greg Rusedski in the 1997 US Open and John Lloyd at the 1977 Australian Open, and twill be the first to win a title by beating Federer.
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Andy Murray of Great Britian returns a shot during his semi-final match to Rafael Nadal of Spain at the US Open tennis tournament at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City.
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