2009 US OPEN 

QF 

     ROGER FEDERER       v    ROBIN SODERLING      

6-0 6-3 6-7 7-6

Five-times champion Roger Federer weathered a mighty Swedish storm before beating 12th seed Robin Soderling to reach the semi-finals of the U.S. Open Wednesday.
Gusting winds and the magic of Federer threw Soderling off course in a first set that flashed by in just 25 minutes on an unseasonably cool night at Flushing Meadows.
Yet, just when it seemed that Federer would blow away Soderling to roll into his 22nd consecutive grand slam semi-final,

the Swede perked up and set pulses racing for over an hour as he inched towards an unlikely upset.
“It feels great. It was so close towards the end. It’s just a great relief to come through because Robin started playing better and better as the match went on,” said Federer.

Federer was in the "zone" for the first hour, with every shot worthy of a highlight reel.  It looked like Soderling had no chance against Federer playing at an almost impossible

to believe level with every ball flying off his racquet for a winner.

Sodelerling started blasting 134mph serves at Federer and the Swede took gargantuan swings at every forehand which started finding the corners with regularity.

This match was great as it showed Federer at his absolute best in what seemed at first like a blowout, and then the match turned into a a dogfight between two heavy hitters.

Federer has shown that he is in top form, and fought off a tremendous challenge to advance.
 

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