US Open: Roger Federer's 5 most memorable match wins at Flushing Meadows

Modified Aug 22, 2019 07:07 GMT

Federer celebrates his fifth consecutive US Open title in 2008

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Federer beats Djokovic to reach his 6th straight US Open final in 2009

Following a tough four-set victory over Robin Soderling in the quarterfinals for his 50th win at the US Open, Federer faced Novak Djokovic in the last four, in the pair's third consecutive meeting at Flushing Meadows. And for a third straight year Djokovic wouldn't have a way past Federer.

In a tight three-set tussle, Federer produced a moment of sublime brilliance to arrive at match point. The Swiss appeared in no position to retrieve a Djokovic lob but somehow hustled to the baseline to unleash a between-the-legs shot (tweener) which landed across the net past a stunned Djokovic. The Serb soon joined the crowd in rapturous applause.

A point later, Federer closed out a straight-sets win to reach his sixth straight US Open final, becoming the first player to do so in 20 years - since Ivan Lendl.

In the process, the Swiss recorded a staggering 40th consecutive match win at the US Open, leaving Lendl (27 wins from 1985-1988) a distant second for most consecutive wins at Flushing Meadows.

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