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Federer Wins to Face Soderling in Quarters
Eddie Pells | September 07, 2010

Roger Federer’s straight-sets victory over Jurgan Meltzer at the US Open on Monday means he will advance to face familiar opponent Robin Soderling, who knocked him off his streak of 23-straight Grand Slam semifinal appearances at this year’s French Open. (AFP Photo/Matthew Stockman) Roger Federer’s straight-sets victory over Jurgan Meltzer at the US Open on Monday means he will advance to face familiar opponent Robin Soderling, who knocked him off his streak of 23-straight Grand Slam semifinal appearances at this year’s French Open. (AFP Photo/Matthew Stockman)
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New York. After grinding out a victory over No. 13 Jurgen Meltzer, the names opposite Roger Federer’s in the bracket will start looking more familiar. Maybe uncomfortably so.

The five-time US Open winner beat Melzer, 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-3, for yet another straight-set victory at Flushing Meadows on Monday. Next up — a meeting with one of the few players who has enjoyed success against both Federer and Rafael Nadal on the sport’s biggest stages.

That would be No. 5 Robin Soderling, who defeated No. 21 Albert Montanes 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 to reach the US Open quarterfinals for the second-straight year.

Soderling really made his name against Nadal and Federer at recent French Opens.

He beat Federer at this year’s French to end his string of 23-straight Grand Slam semifinal appearances. Last year, Soderling notched a fourth-round victory over Nadal at Roland Garros that simplified Federer’s path to finally completing the career Grand Slam.

With Nadal out of the way, Federer faced Soderling in last year’s French final

“I think it’s always a very nice feeling to play against the world’s best,” Soderling said. “It’s matches like that that you train for.”

In the quarterfinal opposite Federer-Soderling, No. 3 Novak Djokovic will play No. 17 Gael Monfils. Djokovic dispatched No. 19 Mardy Fish 6-3, 6-4, 6-1 to leave only one American man in the draw, No. 20 Sam Querrey.

Querrey plays No. 25 Stanislas Wawrinka on Tuesday in a quarter of the draw that doesn’t have a top-10 seed left.

“I think the world of Sam’s game,” Fish said. “I really think he’s got a lot of upside. If he were a stock, I’d buy big time.”

In the featured women’s match on Monday, No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki defeated No. 14 Maria Sharapova 6-3, 6-4 in a match that saw Sharapova with 36 unforced errors to 10 from Wozniacki.

Sharapova did what everyone does when they play “Woz” — the human backboard. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, Wozniacki said.

“I think that’s great tennis when there are good rallies,” she said. “I think it’s good for the crowd, as well.”

Next, Wozniacki plays unseeded Dominika Cibulkova, who defeated No. 11 Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-5, 7-6 (4) on Monday. The bottom half of that side of the bracket pits No. 31 Kaia Kanepi against No. 7 Vera Zvonareva.

The other side of the women’s draw is tougher. In quarterfinals on Tuesday, it will be No. 2 Kim Clijsters, the defending champion, against No. 5 Sam Stosur, and No. 3 Venus Williams against No. 6 Francesca Schiavone.

The men’s fourth-round matches are all Spanish: No. 1 Rafael Nadal vs No. 23 Feliciano Lopez and No. 10 David Ferrer vs No. 8 Fernando Verdasco


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