Novak Djokovic vs. David Ferrer semi-final clash to continue on Sunday – US Open 2012
Epic battle between defending champion Novak Djokovic and the fourth seed, David Ferrer, will resume on Sunday at the Arthur Ashe Stadium. The match was called off due to severe weather conditions in Queens in New York City, United States.
In the opening set at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, the Spanish number two showed his best tennis. He thundered into the Arthur Ashe Stadium and drew the first blood in the opening game to take the initial lead.
Through exquisite forehands from his arsenal of skills, the high flying Spaniard plucked important points to dominate throughout the set. After 32 minutes from the start of the match when the Spaniard was serving at 5-2, the match was called off by the tournament
officials due to bad weather conditions.
As a result, the title-round match at the US Open, last of the four Grand Slam events taking place in Flushing Meadows, was moved on Monday. The clash between Ferrer and the Serbian number one will continue at the Arthur Ashe Stadium at 11 am local time
on Sunday.
The winner of this match will face off the Olympic gold medallist, Andy Murray from Great Britain. The British number one lost the opening set but unveiled his true colours afterwards. He lost his serve three times but cashed in seven out of 22 break chances
to formulate a 5-7, 6-2, 6-1, 7-6(7) score line in just under four hours.
"Whatever happens in the final, it's been a great year," said the beaming Scot in a courtside interview about the final showdown. "But all I want to make sure I do in the final is that I give 110 per cent. I know how hard these opportunities are to come
by, and I will give it everything."
Seeded third in this event, Murray clobbered a much better first serve share of 74 per cent as opposed to his rival’s 62 per cent and amazingly marked 62 out of 85 points on it. He hammered fewer winners but spilled 20 unforced errors as compared to the
Czech’s 64 which made the difference.
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