The top-seeded Nadal quickly figured out how to handle the wind that has plagued the tournament, got his serve in gear after being broken for the only time in five matches and beat No. 8 Fernando Verdasco 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 on Thursday night in the first all-Spanish quarterfinal in U.S. Open history. Youzhny's only previous trip to the semifinals at any Grand Slam tournament came at the 2006 U.S. Open, and he made it there by upsetting Nadal in the quarterfinals. "It's another time, and I'm, like, another player," Youzhny said. "I cannot say I am [a] better player now, but it's another time and other opponent, so everything can happen." He hit fewer aces and fewer winners, needed treatment on his right foot in the fifth set -- and still managed to come back and beat No. 25 Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland 3-6, 7-6 (7), 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 in four hours earlier Thursday. http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/usopen10/news/story?id=5552024
