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Roger
Federer is through to the last eight in New York
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Federer was not quite at
his brilliant best and allowed Bautista Agut to claw his way back from 5-1 to
5-4 in the opening set.
But he kept his nose in
front throughout and emerged a 6-4 6-3 6-2 winner to set up a last-eight
meeting with Gael Monfils, Press Association reports.
Federer said: "It
was difficult, we both had to adjust to the wind. I'm always happy when I get
through these type of matches. I'd never played Bautista Agut before and it was
tough. I'm happy I was able to control the match out there tonight."
Federer and Monfils have
had plenty of tight battles, although the Swiss has won seven of their previous
nine matches.
He said: "The good
thing for both of us is we just played in Cincinnati. It was a r eally tough
match. He's been playing some really good tennis here. He's one of the most
entertaining and exciting players out there."
Monfils upset Grigor
Dimitrov in unexpectedly comprehensive fashion to reach his second US Open
quarter-final.
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