NEW YORK (Reuters) - The forecast of heavy rain at the U.S. Open for Tuesday may come as a welcome relief to Rafa Nadal after his health scare at the last grand slam of the year.
The defending champion collapsed during his post-match news conference on Sunday because of severe cramping in his right leg after he had beaten David Nalbandian on a hot and humid afternoon at Flushing Meadows.
But the prediction of cooler weather and possibility of showers should make life easier for the Spaniard when he meets Gilles Muller of Luxembourg for a place in the quarter-finals.
Muller, who earned his place in the last 16 with a straight sets win over Russia's Igor Kunitsyn, is one of two unseeded men in the left in the bottom half of the men's draw.
The other is American wildcard Donald Young who faces British fourth seed Andy Murray in a tantalizing encounter on the Arthur Ashe Stadium.
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