Sep 04 5:24p by Jon Bois
On Saturday, Roger Federer made short work of Paul-Henri Mathieu to advance to the Round of 16 at the U.S. Open. The world's second-ranked player defeated Mathieu in straight sets, but it wasn't easy throughout, said Federer:
The Swiss number two seed had more trouble from the gusting winds at Flushing Meadows than he did with the game of Mathieu as he ran out a comfortable winner.
"I thought I played great today in the wind," Federer said in a courtside interview. "I think he had break point at 4-3 but once I was able to save it and break him, I think it broke his will maybe.""
Federer aims to win his sixth U.S. Open men's singles title of the last seven years.
For more, check out SB Nation's tennis blog, The Daily Forehand.
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