BEIJING, Sept. 3 (Xinhuanet) -- Rafael Nadal taped his banged up knees Sunday, then went out and beat up on Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-6 (3), 6-2, 6-1 in the fourth round of the U.S. Open.
The No. 2-ranked Spaniard's next opponent is countryman, No. 15 David Ferrer, who was one point from defeat before coming back to eliminate 2002 Wimbledon finalist David Nalbandian 6-3, 3-6, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5 in a match that included a 24-point game.
Nalbandian held a match point while ahead 5-4 in the fifth set with Ferrer serving, but the Argentine dumped a backhand into the net.
"I couldn't nail it down," Nalbandian said. "It's a pity."
Winners included No. 3 Novak Djokovic, No. 17 Carlos Moya, No. 20 Juan Ignacio Chela, No. 23 Juan Monaco and unseeded Stanislas Wawrinka, who followed up his victory over Marat Safin by defeating Robby Ginepri of the United States 5-7, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. Moya also won in five sets, edging Philipp Kohlschreiber 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-4, while Djokovic got past Juan Martin del Potro 6-1, 6-3, 6-4 at night.
The day's biggest surprise came in the final match, when 88th-ranked Ernests Gulbis of Latvia easily ousted No. 8-seeded Tommy Robredo 6-1, 6-3, 6-2. Gulbis, who turned 19 on Thursday and is the lowest-ranked man left in the draw, came to New York having lost in the first round at 10 of his 11 tournaments in 2007.
