RAFAEL NADAL WILL NOT ACHIEVE THE “RAFA SLAM”, THE QUEST OF WINNING HIS 4TH CONSECUTIVE GRAND SLAM. FOLLOW SPANIARD AND DAVIS CUP MEMBER DAVID FERRER DEFEATED RAFA IN 3 STRAIGHT SETS, 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 IN THIS QUARTERFINAL MATCH.
NADAL NEVER RECOVERED FROM A HAMSTRING INJURY HE SUFFERED EARLY IN THE 1ST SET. AFTER THE INJURY TIMEOUT NADAL DID NOT DISPLAY THE ABILITY TO RUN DOWN EVERY BALL, THE WAY HE ALWAYS DOES. FERRER CAPITALIZED ON THIS OPPORTUNITY BY PLAYING AGGRESSIVELY TO KNOCK OUT THE WORLD’S #1.
FERRER WILL MOVE ON TO PLAY MURRAY IN THE SEMI-FINAL ROUND.
