Top seed Rafael Nadal breezed past 12th seeded Mikhail Youzhny in three sets to reach his first career US Open final on Saturday. The Spaniard smacked longshot Mikhail Youzhny 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, setting up a final clash against the match winner of another semifinal between second seed Roger Federer and third seed Novak Djokovic. Nadal broke Youzhny twice in the first set and once in the second. In the third, Youzhny managed his sole break, but to see his serves broken twice. Nadal made a 20 straight Grand Slam victories so far. 