![]() ![]() ![]() Federer breezed into the quarter-finals before beating James Blake in four sets. He was seemingly unstoppable on the grass and hard courts. He was 53-1 at Slams outside the French Open since the start of 2004. But the younger man had too much for the veteran, sealing the title 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (7-1), 6-1.Īnother year and two more Slams meant Federer was an eight-time Major champion entering the 2006 US Open. There he downed Hewitt as in the 2004 final, the Aussie claiming a set on this occasion.įederer then faced Agassi for the championship, the 35-year-old American chasing a ninth Slam title and third in New York. He reached the quarter-finals for the loss of one set before dismantling old foe Nalbandian 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 to reach the last four. Semi-final runs in Melbourne and Paris and another Wimbledon title must have shot Federer full of confidence coming into his US Open title defence. This was a fourth Slam crown for Federer, his third in 2004. Federer twice bagelled the Australian to win 6-0, 7-6 (7-3), 6-0 in just an hour and 51 minutes. What transpired was one of the most one-sided Major finals in history. He then dismissed Tim Henman 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 to face 2001 champion Lleyton Hewitt in the final. Federer came out the victor 6-3, 2-6, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 to complete the overturning of the head-to-head to 4-3. A five-set fight ensued as the two men duked it out for three hours. Their seventh ever encounter, Federer had turned the tide from 0-3 to 3-3 in the head-to-head. Wins over Albert Costa and Fabrice Santoro, plus a walkover past Andrei Pavel, took Federer to another meeting with Agassi. The US Open remained the only Major where he was yet to progress past the fourth round. Federer establishes a dynasty – 2004-2008įederer now had two more Slams to his name from the Australian Open and Wimbledon in 2004. A third successive fourth round exit must have annoyed the Swiss.ģ. But from there the Argentinian took the upper hand to oust Federer in four. The number two took the lead with a 6-3 set to end his streak of lost sets in the fourth round. After his Wimbledon triumph he was ranked second at Flushing Meadows.įederer again reached the fourth round, this time meeting Nalbandian. ![]() Federer was a newly-crowned Major champion entering the 2003 US Open. And again he was stopped in straight sets, this time by 34th ranked Max Mirnyi, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4. Unlike Sampras, Agassi made short work of Federer to down him 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 in their second ever meeting.Īs in 2001, Federer reached the fourth round. After an astounding victory over seven-time champion Pete Sampras there, the youngster faced Andre Agassi in the fourth round in New York. A persistent stumbling block – 2001-2003įederer entered the 2001 US Open off the back of a run to the Wimbledon quarter-finals. Victory over Daniel Nestor saw him face world number 12 Juan Carlos Ferrero. The Spaniard stopped Federer in four sets, 7-5, 7-6 (8-6), 2-6, 7-6 (8-6).Ģ. After falling two sets to love down against Peter Wessels, Federer claimed a win by retirement in the fifth set. In 1999, the Swiss made it to the second round of qualifying before bowing out.Ĭome the 2000 US Open, the 19-year-old was now ranked 40th in the world and entering his sixth Slam main draw. Off the back of his Wimbledon junior title, Federer reached the final of the US Open boys’ singles in 1998. Join Tennishead on a journey through the legend’s career in New York as a champion and competitor. Roger Federer enjoyed unrivalled success at the US Open through the years but also faced some of his toughest defeats there too. ![]()
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