Thursday, September 06, 2012
Berdych stuns Federer in U.S. Open quarters
Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic celebrates after defeating Roger Federer of Switzerland in their men's quarter-final match at the US Open tennis tournament in New York, September 5, 2012. REUTERS/Adam HungerNEW YORK, Sept 5 - Top seed Roger Federer was dumped out of the U.S. Open quarter-finals by Tomas Berdych 7-6 6-4 3-6 6-3 on Wednesday.
World number one Federer had been bidding for a sixth U.S. Open title but never found his rhythm against the Czech sixth seed and made his earliest exit at Flushing Meadows since 2003.
(Editing by Patrick Johnston)
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