Roger Federer chop down huge serving American John Isner in straight sets at the U.S. Open on Monday to guarantee a usual terrific hammer quarter-finals spot at Flushing Meadows.
The Swiss second seed, champ of a record 17 thousand hammer titles, beat thirteenth seed Isner 7-6(0) 7-6(6) 7-5 to set up a last eight conflict against twelfth seeded Frenchman Richard Gasquet, who removed 6th seeded Czech Tomas Berdych in four sets.
The world number two will be challenging his 46th thousand pummel quarter-last.
Federer, who never lost his serve, stood his ground from the administration line to defeat Isner and utilized his returning aptitudes to wreck a couple of long streaks appreciated by the American.
The 34-year-old Federer finished off the two hour, 39 moment fourth-round match by breaking the six-foot-10-creep (2.08 meters) Isner's serve, finishing the American's string of 108 back to back administration holds at the U.S. Open, going back to the start of a year ago's title.
His ideal scoreline in the opening set tiebreak snapped a much more Isner streak.
In 429 sudden death rounds played by Isner, he had never dropped one 7-0.
"Seven-affection clearly is a really decent score against John," said Federer.
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