The Enquirer and wire reports

As the Spaniard Rafael Nadal, 17, closed in on an upset of top-ranked Roger Federer, he flexed his biceps following one point and jumped behind the baseline after another Sunday in Key Biscayne, Fla..

When Nadal put away a volley to complete the biggest victory of his young life, he danced and punched the air. With a brilliant variety of shotmaking, the big-swinging left-hander from Mallorca beat Federer 6-3, 6-3 in the third round of the Nasdaq-100 Open.

Former No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt lost to Andrei Pavel 6-4, 7-5. Hewitt had 10 double-faults, including three in the final game. Todd Martin advanced, but fellow American Robby Ginepri was eliminated by Nicolas Kiefer 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-4.

In women's play, Serena Williams cleared another hurdle in her comeback from an eight-month layoff, surviving some shaky moments to beat Elena Likhovtseva 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 in the third round. Three-time champion Venus Williams struggled early but played a flawless tiebreaker and beat Daniela Hantuchova 7-6 (0), 6-2.

Hockey

FROZEN FOUR SET: Minnesota-Duluth is headed to the Frozen Four for the first time in 19 years after defeating two-time defending national champion Minnesota 3-1 at the Midwest Regional final in Grand Rapids, Mich

In the Northeast Regional final at Manchester, N.H., Ben Eaves scored in overtime to lift Boston College past Michigan 3-2.

BC will play fellow Hockey East member Maine and Minnesota-Duluth will play fellow Western Collegiate Hockey Association in the national semifinals at Boston's Fleet Center. The championship is April 10.

All five Central Collegiate Hockey Association teams (Michigan, Miami, Ohio State, Michigan State and Notre Dame) were ousted.

WOMEN'S FROZEN 4: U.S. Olympian Natalie Darwitz scored three goals to help Minnesota win its first title with a 6-2 victory over Harvard at Providence, R.I.

SUNDAY IN THE NHL: Keith Tkachuk, Petr Cajanek and Brian Savage scored while St. Louis had a two-man advantage, leading the Blues to a 3-1 victory over Chicago.

• Devils 3, Isles 2: Patrik Elias had a goal and two assists, and Scott Gomez had three assists. New Jersey moved within two points of the division-leading Philadelphia Flyers.

• Wild 2, Ducks 1: Marian Gaborik netted the go-ahead goal in the third period against Minnesota nemesis Jean-Sebastien Giguere.

• Oilers 4, Coyotes 2: Igor Ulanov and Petr Nedved scored third-period goals 29 seconds apart

SENATORS: Goalie Patrick Lalime will miss at least two games with a sprained knee.

AHL DUCKS BLANKED: Travis Scott made 39 saves as the host San Antonio Rampage blanked Cincinnati 2-0. Kamil Piros and former Miami University player Brent Cullaton scored for the Rampage, who snapped a five-game winless streak (0-4-1-0) and moved to within five points of Cincinnati for the fifth and final playoff spot in the West Division.

ECHL 'CLONES EDGED: Larry Courville beat Randy Petruk 3:43 into overtime to boost the host Johnstown Chiefs past Cincinnati 4-3. Former Miami RedHawk Evan Cheverie (twice) and Erik Eaton scored for the Cyclones (25-42-4). Cincinnati's last game is Saturday against the Bombers in Dayton.