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Round 4
U.S. Open, Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Rafael Nadal defeated Gael Monfils 7(7)-6(3), 3-6, 1-6, 3-6

Statistics of the match

Round 4 match - Rafa - youtube

Well at least we got to see one of the players in Rafa's match without sleeves.
Sad it wasn't Rafa.

Photo credit: AP

Quarter Finals - at the Arthur Ashe Stadium
Rafa will play Chilean Fernando Gonzalez
Thursday, September 10, 2009
The match is scheduled to start at 7:00 p.m.

Men's Singles - Quarterfinals
Fernando Gonzalez(CHI)[11]	vs.	Rafael Nadal(ESP)[3]

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Thursday afternoon, September 10, the following match is scheduled as the third match, with the first match beginning at 11:00 a.m. at the Arthur Ashe Stadium:

Men's Singles - Quarterfinals:
Juan Martin Del Potro(ARG)[6]	vs.	Marin Cilic(CRO)[16]

U.S. Open schedule

For Rafa - Nobody Does It Better - by Carly Simon

Click on this post's title to go to the U.S. Open website
It is great. For free you can watch any match live. It has a feature of "picture in a picture".

The fifth tab/link at the top - Audio and Video - you can find the the Press Conferences of every player after every match. See the September 8th Press Conference - very enjoyable when Rafa is asked about the man coming down on the court and kissing him (it is near the end of the video): www.usopen.org/en_US/interactive/video

Also, the Highlights link is under the Audio and Video tab/link.

Rafael Nadal pictures

pictures of Rafael Nadal in the Gael Monfils Round 4 match

Rafael Nadal of Spain returns a shot to Gael Monfils of France during day nine of the 2009 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 8, 2009 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.

Photo credit: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images

Rafael Nadal of Spain reacts to a point Gael Monfils of France during day nine of the 2009 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 8, 2009 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.
Photo credit: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images