New York, Sep 11(ANI): Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal dashed Andy Murray's hopes of winning a Grand Slam title when he outclassed the World No.4 in their US Open semi-final clash in New York.
Nadal won 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, in three hours and 24 minutes to set up a meeting with Novak Djokovic in the final.
"Tonight I played my best match so far and I'm very happy to be in the final," the BBC quoted Nadal, as saying.
"The beginning of the fourth set was really important because Andy had a break point but I managed to save it," he added.
Murray had beat Nadal at this stage in 2008 to reach his maiden Grand Slam final, but Nadal had won each of their previous four meetings.
Murray later admitted that he needs to work on his game and get physically stronger.
"It's disappointing to get so close. I've lost to Rafa a few times this year. I was disappointed with first two sets, but the third and fourth better. I know the right tactics for playing against Rafa, but I didn't implement them in the first two sets," the Brit said.
"It's very easy from the side to suggest what I should be doing out there - you should see some of his passing shots. There's many things I could have done a bit better, but I didn't. He's probably the greatest player who has played tennis," he added. (ANI)
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