Rafeal Nadal Advances Despite Injury

by Chris SesnoFiled under: U.S. Open, ATP Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} Rafael Nadal ousted fellow Spaniard Nicolas Almagro in the U.S. Open on Sunday, beating him out in straight-sets 7-5, 6-4, 6-4.Rafa cruised past his compatriot without major resistance. Almagro did show some signs of a fight, using his powerful forehand to prove that the No. 32 seed should not be overlooked. Nadal's health has constantly been brought into question during the Open, but there were no signs that his nagging knee injuries were holding him back. Instead, Nadal was revisited by an abdominal injury that has r...