Foto Blakrak: Roger Federer wins at US Open as Davydenko & Cilic lose 2010

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Roger Federer wins at US Open as Davydenko & Cilic lose 2010

US Open, Flushing Meadows
Dates: 30 August - 12 September Start time: 1600 BST
Coverage: Live text commentary on BBC Sport website and mobiles; updates on BBC Radio 5 live; live on Sky Sports
Roger Federer
Federer wants his sixth crown at Flushing Meadows and 17th Grand Slam title
Roger Federer overcame windy conditions to beat Andreas Beck 6-3 6-4 6-3 and reach the US Open third round as two big seeds crashed out on day four.
The five-time champion raced to 5-0 and finally took the first set after the lively German clawed back three games.
Beck, ranked 104, kept battling but the world number two proved too strong.
Maran Cilic, 11th seed, lost over five sets to Japanese qualifier Kei Nishikori, while Richard Gasquet beat sixth seed Nikolay Davydenko.
Fifth seed Robin Soderling had few problems on Grandstand as he needed just 92 minutes to crush American Taylor Dent 6-2 6-2 6-4.
The demise of Russian Davydenko, a 2006 and 2007 US Open semi-final loser to Federer, was a huge shock, brushed aside 6-3 6-4 6-2 by the 38th-ranked Gasquet, one of a record 12 Frenchmen to reach the second round.

Roger Federer