Roger Federer admitted he was a relieved man after narrowly avoiding a fourth-round upset at the US Open on Tuesday. The second-seeded Federer dug deep to defeat Igor Andreev 6-7 (5/7) 7-6 (7/5) 6-3 3-6 6-3 while number three seed Novak Djokovic also survived a five-set match to book spots in the quarter-finals. Andy Roddick joined the pair with a rout in the day's final match.
Federer is hoping to capture his fifth consecutive US Open title and had not lost a set in the first three rounds. In fact, Federer had won 21 straight sets at Flushing Meadows dating back to last year.
The 27-year-old Swiss, who has reached the semi-finals in each of the last 17 Grand Slam events, is seeking his 13th major championship.
But he was off the pace from the start, producing a number of poor shots before losing the first set on a tie-break after sending a backhand wide to give Andreev set point before another wayward effort saw the Russian take the upper hand.
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