Roger Federer Jumped In US Open 3rd Round

NEW YORK: Roger Federer has stretched his U.S. Open winning streak to 36 matches by reaching the third round.

The top-seeded Federer beat 65th-ranked Simon Greul of Germany 6-3, 7-5, 7-5 Wednesday before a night-session record crowd of 24,206.

Federer is trying to become the first man since Bill Tilden in the 1920s to win the American Grand Slam tournament six years in a row.

Next up for Federer: a match against 2001 U.S. Open champion Lleyton Hewitt. The 31st-seeded Hewitt beat Juan Ignacio Chela of Argentina 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 in the second round.

Federer has won 13 consecutive matches against Hewitt, including victories over the Australian in the 2004 final and 2005 semifinals at Flushing Meadows.

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Roger Federer Jumped In US Open 3rd Round was first posted on September 3, 2009 at 12:02 pm.
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