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Lucas Pouille ousts Rafael Nadal to reach last 8 of US Open

Xinhua, September 6, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Frenchman Lucas Pouille defeated the 14-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal here on Sunday over five sets 6-1, 2-6, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (6) to reach the quarter-finals of US Open.

"It took everything. I could not dream better than that," Pouille, the 22-year-old, said of his victory.

The match lasted four hours and seven minutes and it was decided by a fifth set tie-break. In the final-set tiebreak, Pouille held a 6-3 lead, with three match points on his racket before Nadal battling back to level the breaker at 6-all.

"I was very aggressive all the match and at 6-6 (in the tiebreak) I didn' t want to miss," Pouille said after the match.

Nadal then dumped his forehand into the net before Pouille striking a decisive forehand winner down the line the next point to seal the victory.

"Last time I played him it was 6-1, 6-2," said Pouille. "When I was younger I used to watch all his matches on (Arthur Ashe Stadium) and now it' s me so I wanted to take full pleasure and enjoy it." Endit