Sep 10 12:03a by Holly Anderson
Conditions at the 2010 U.S. Open have morphed from unbearably hot and windy to cold and unbearably windy. Rafael Nadal had his serve broken for the first time at Flushing Meadows this year, thanks in some part to unfavorable elements, and could hardly be heard in his post-match interview, after defeating No. 8 Fernando Verdasco 7-5, 6-3, 6-4. He advances, regardless, and will face Mikhail Youzhny in the semifinals.
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