Roger Federer beats Robin Soderling at US Open 2009

Federer had a tougher fight than might have been expected at the U.S. Open on Wednesday before progressing to his 22nd straight Grand Slam semifinal. The top-ranked Swiss came out with a 6-0, 6-3, 6-7(6), 7-6(6) victory over No.12 Robin Soderling of Sweden that extended his streak to 39 straight wins at the U.S. Open.“Not what I aimed for, that’s for sure,” Federer said of his semifinal streak. “It’s probably one of the greatest records for me, personally, in my career.Federer will play No. 4 Novak Djokovic in the semifinals, after the Serb’s 7-6(2), 1-6, 7-5, 6-2 win over Spaniard Fernando Verdasco.

Djokovic moved into the last four at the U.S. Open for the third straight year. In 2007 he reached the final but lost to Federer, then last year he was beaten by the same man in the semifinals. Now he gets another chance to finally beat his Flushing Meadows nemesis.“It feels great,” said fourth seed Djokovic. “Mentally it was very important for me to overcome today’s challenge and to be able to win and to get to the semifinals (for the) first time in the grand slams in 2009.

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