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Andy Murray has won the U.S. Open in five grueling sets to become the first British man since 1936 to capture a Grand Slam title.

The weather was much better at the U.S. Open on Sunday. So was Novak Djokovic. Under a cloudless blue sky, in only a hint of wind, defending champion Djokovic got his game into high gear and reached his third consecutive final at Flushing Meadows by beating fourth-seeded David Ferrer of Spain 2-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 in a match suspended a day earlier.

Playing terrific defense and catching lines with his shots all night long, defending U.S.

Roger Federer on Friday became the first man in history to make eight Wimbledon finals. The 30-year-old from Switzerland, who is already the all-time leader in major tournament wins with 16, upset first-seeded and defending champion Novak Djokovic 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3.

Rafael Nadal was worried. A guy so unflinching, so nearly unbeatable, while sliding and grinding and pounding his way past opponent after opponent at the French Open, got a real case of nerves during the 18 hours he and Novak Djokovic waited for the restart of their rain-interrupted final at Roland Garros.

For the fourth straight time in a Grand Slam final, it will be Novak Djokovic vs. Rafael Nadal....

Tennis.com: Serbian has won past five matches against Spaniard, and they meet again Monday

On a day judged as much by elapsed time as games won, Rafael Nadal came out looking the freshest. Nadal and Andy Murray won Friday to set up a semifinal matchup at the U.S. Open. They'll be back on the court Saturday - their third straight day of tennis at a tournament that has been forced into some drastic scheduling changes after losing two days to the rain.

New world No. 1 Novak Djokovic beat defending champion Rafael Nadal in four sets to win the Wimbledon men's singles title for the first time.

Novak Djokovic, the 24-year-old Serbian who is 47-1 this season, beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, while Rafael Nadal, the defending champion, ousted Andy Murray.