Posted at 6:03 a.m., Sunday, January 6, 2008
Tennis: Youzhny upsets Nadal Chennai Open
Associated Press
CHENNAI, India — Rafael Nadal was routed by fourth-seeded Mikhail Youzhny 6-0, 6-1 today in the final of the Chennai Open.The 19th-ranked Youzhny clinched the fourth title of his career by shocking No. 2 Nadal, who managed to hold his service just once in two sets.
The 57-minute title contest turned out to be a letdown for Nadal, who needed 3 hours, 54 minutes to overcome third-seeded fellow Spaniard Carlos Moya in what was the longest three-set match on the ATP Tour in 15 years.
The error-prone Nadal saw his hopes of launching the year with a title vanish as the Russian hit winners from the baseline and executed deft drops.
Nadal's only hold came in the second game of the second set.
He still leads the head-to-head series 6-4.
