Nadal, Williams fall

New York: Fans favourites Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams were knocked out of the US Open on Tuesday. Top-seeded Justine Henin beat Williams 7-6 (3), 6-1 while 15th-seeded David Ferrer upset the second-seeded Nadal 6-7 (3), 6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-2. Earlier, No 3 Novak Djokovic reached the quarter-finals for the first time by beating No 23 Juan Monaco 7-5, 7-6 (2), 6-7 (6), 6-1 and will next face Carlos Moya. Moya beat Ernests Gulbis 7-5, 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-4. Also, No 20 Juan Ignacio Chela beat Stanislas Wawrinka 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (6), 1-6, 6-4. — AP