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NEW YORK (AP) -- After a day of waiting around, Rafael Nadal finally got back on the court. About half an hour later, he was still looking for some action.

The third-seeded Nadal took advantage of an embarrassing collapse by No. 11 Fernando Gonzalez at the U.S. Open on Saturday to put away his quarterfinal, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2), 6-0.

"I can't tell you, because I don't have the answer," Gonzalez said when asked to explain his quick disintegration.

Next up for Nadal is a semifinal Sunday against No. 6 Juan Martin del Potro. The other men's semifinal pits No. 4 Novak Djokovic against No. 1 Roger Federer, who is seeking his sixth straight U.S. Open title.

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Action has yet to resume in Flushing, N.Y. as rain and winds are continuing to prevent playable conditions at the U.S. Open.

Earlier, U.S. Open officials were hopeful that they would get a window from the weather at 3 pm and announced that they would try to play all three matches simultaneously. Such an opening has yet to happen and the battering of rain at the venue does not leave much hope that it will happen any time soon.

Last night, Rafael Nadal was taking on Fernando Gonzalez when play was suspended at 2-2 in the second set to let a light drizzling pass. A light drizzle turned into a 75-minute rain delay, but they were able to resume the match and were nearly able to finish the second set. With Nadal leading 3-2 in the tiebreak, all the hard work the ground crew had put into thoroughly drying the courts was undone when the rain picked back up.

On Friday -- in addition to resuming the Nadal-Gonzales quarterfinals matchup -- Serena Williams was set to play Kim Clijsters and Caroline Wozniacki was scheduled to take on Yanina Wickmayer to settle the women's semifinals. Since only the weather can truly say when these matches might move forward, in the meantime why not enjoy some rainy tennis photos after the jump.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Juan Martin del Potro was aching for a second crack at a Grand Slam semifinal, a second chance to prove he has what it takes to win at that stage.

By early Thursday evening, he knew he'd get that opportunity at the U.S. Open, thanks to a wind-swept 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 quarterfinal victory over 16th-seeded Marin Cilic of Croatia.

What the sixth-seeded del Potro still did not know by the end of the night, however, as rain washed over Flushing Meadows: The opponent he will have to beat to reach his first Grand Slam final.

That's because the quarterfinal between six-time major champion Rafael Nadal and 2007 Australian Open runner-up Fernando Gonzalez was postponed by showers during the second set.

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PARIS (AP)-Sentimental favorite Roger Federer did not quite follow the script Friday at the French Open. He decided to go for high drama.

Striving to complete a career Grand Slam, Federer came from behind twice in the semifinals to beat big-serving Juan Martin del Potro 3-6, 7-6 (2), 2-6, 6-1, 6-4.

Playing in his fourth consecutive Roland Garros final, Federer will try for his 14th major title to match Pete Sampras' record.

No matter what you think about Andy Roddick, the one thing everyone can agree on is his amazing ability to deliver a soundbite.

After his complete dominance of Fernando Gonzalez yesterday to reach the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open, Roddick was asked about his next opponent, Novak Djokovic. The third-ranked player in the world, Djokovic, is suffering from ankle and hip problems, and has sighed and winced his way through the first four rounds of this championship. Roddick, in a way only Andy can do it, cut the reporter off as the question was being pitched to him.

Roddick: Isn't it both of them? And a back and a hip?

Reporter: And when he said there are too many to count ...

Roddick: And a cramp.

Reporter: Do you get a sense right now that he is ...

Roddick: Bird flu.

Reporter: A lot of things. Beijing hangover. He's got a pretty long list of illness.

Roddick: Anthrax. SARS. Common cough and cold.

This is the kind of trash-talking we need more in sports. A tennis player known for his antics is doing the same song and dance and someone finally calls him on it. I have actually tried to play tennis before with the Bird Flu and serving the ball is somewhat managable, but boy does it get to you around the net.