US Open: Federer through to third round

2014 US Open – Day 5

Roger Federer

Roger Federer
Roger Federer

Second seed and five-time champion Roger Federer reached the US Open third round on Friday with a 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 win over big-serving Australian Sam Groth.

Federer took his night session record to 24-1 with the win which gave him a clash with Spain’s Marcel Granollers for a place in the last-16.

“My arm’s still vibrating,” Federer said after coping with Groth’s 140-plus mph (225.31 Km/h) serves.

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Fourth-seeded David Ferrer reached the third round without lifting his racquet when unpredictable Aussie Bernard Tomic withdrew with a hip injury.

Sixth-seeded Czech Tomas Berdych needed five sets but got the job done against Slovakian Martin Klizan 6-3, 4-6, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 and Wimbledon semi-finalist Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria continued his best-ever US Open with a 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 victory over Israeli Dudi Sela.

Austrian Dominic Thiem rallied from two sets down to defeat 11th-seeded Latvian Ernests Gulbis 4-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3, but 12th-seeded Frenchman Richard Gasquet, Croatia’s 14th-seeded Marin Cilic, 18th seed Kevin Anderson of South Africa, 19th seed Feliciano Lopez and 20th seed Gael Monfils all advanced.

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