Adam Zagoria covers basketball at all levels. He is the author of two books and an award-winning journalist whose articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Sports Illustrated, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide.
NEW YORK — The U.S. Open men’s semifinals are now set, and Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer are each one win away from the dream final the tennis world has long awaited.
Despite the swirling winds that have impacted play for the last two days, top-seeded Nadal cruised into Saturday’s semifinals with a 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 victory over fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco, the No. 8 seed and the man who pushed Nadal to five sets in an epic 2009 Australian Open semifinal matchup.
Nadal will next face Russian Mikhail Youzhny, who posted a thrilling 3-6, 7-6 (7), 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 victory over No. 25 Stan Wawrinka earlier in Arthur Ashe Stadium. The match lasted exactly four hours.
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Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle.
A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013.
He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.
NEW YORK — The U.S. Open men’s semifinals are now set, and Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer are each one win away from the dream final the tennis world has long awaited.
Despite the swirling winds that have impacted play for the last two days, top-seeded Nadal cruised into Saturday’s semifinals with a 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 victory over fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco, the No. 8 seed and the man who pushed Nadal to five sets in an epic 2009 Australian Open semifinal matchup.
Nadal will next face Russian Mikhail Youzhny, who posted a thrilling 3-6, 7-6 (7), 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 victory over No. 25 Stan Wawrinka earlier in Arthur Ashe Stadium. The match lasted exactly four hours.
Read the full story at SNY.
Follow Adam Zagoria on Twitter
