LAST 16. U.S. OPEN 2010
RAFAEL NADAL defeated FELICIANO LOPEZ 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
FERNANDO VERDASCO defeated DAVID FERRER 5-7, 6-7(8-10), 6-3, 6-3, 7-6(7-4)
STANISLAS WAWRINKA defeated SAM QUERREY 7-6(11-9), 6-7(5-7), 7-5, 4-6, 6-4
MIKHAIL YOUZHNY defeated TOMMY ROBREDO 7-5, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
GAEL MONFILS defeated RICHARD GASQUET 6-4, 7-5, 7-5
NOVAK DJOKOVIC defeated MARDY FISH 6-3, 6-4, 6-1
ROBIN SODERLING defeated ALBERT MONTANES 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-3
ROGER FEDERER defeated JURGEN MELZER 6-3, 7-6(7-4), 6-3
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QUARTERFINALS
RAFAEL NADAL defeated FERNANDO VERDASCO 7-5, 6-3, 6-4
MIKHAIL YOUZHNY defeated STANISLAS WAWRINKA 3-6, 7-6(9-7), 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
NOVAK DJOKOVIC defeated GAEL MONFILS 7-6 (7-2), 6-1, 6-2
ROGER FEDERER defeated ROBIN SODERLING 6-4, 6-4, 7-5
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SEMIFINALS
RAFAEL NADAL defeated MIKHAIL YOUZHNY 6-2, 6-3, 6-4
NOVAK DJOKOVIC defeated ROGER FEDERER 5-7, 6-1, 5-7, 6-2, 7-5
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FINAL
RAFAEL NADAL defeated NOVAK DJOKOVIC 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2
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(The pictures above show Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon 2010, where he enjoyed a fine tournament before losing out at the semi-final stage to Tomas Berdych. At the final Grand Slam event of the year, the US Open, Novak went one better by reaching the final only to go down in four sets to Rafael Nadal.)