Costa reaches last four

Albert Costa survived some nervous moments today against Guillermo Canas to reach the last four of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career.

Costa, a member of the so-called ‘Spanish Armada’ which dominates the claycourt game, was teetering in the fourth set when he was down a break against the Argentinean, but after a rain delay he fought back for a 7-5 3-6 6-7 (3-7) 6-4 6-0 triumph.