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Federer Keeps Moving
by Lisa Zimmerman
Friday, September 1, 2006

Long-time foes Roger Federer and Tim Henman met on Friday in round-two
action in Arthur Ashe Stadium, with Federer, the No. 1 player in the world
and this year's top seed, taking the match in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4, 7-5.

Federer and Henman have faced each other previously a total of 11 times.
Coming into this tournament, Henman held a one-game advantage over his Swiss
opponent -- one of only a handful of players to boast more wins than losses
over this year's No. 1 seed.

The 25-year-old Federer is defending his title for the second consecutive
year and is coming off his third consecutive Wimdbledon championship. As for
this match, it was just not meant to be for Henman, who advanced to the
second round after beating fellow Brit Greg Rusedski earlier in the week.

Federer was on from the first serve, seemingly placing his shots at will.
The 31-year-old Henman struggled to keep up and appeared to have a more
difficult time sustaining his rhythm. By by match's end, Henman had racked up
38 unforced errors to just 17 for Federer.

In typical fashion, Federer showcased a gamut of electrifying shots,
which kept the crowd in the chilly and windy stadium excited throughout. In
one particular instance, Federer reached around and hit through his legs,
bringing the crowd to its feet and a broad smile not just to Federer's face,
but to Henman's, as well, as both players gazed up to the stadium screen to
watch the replay.

Federer moves on to face the winner of the match between American Vince
Spadea and Swede Jonas Bjorkman. Down the line, Federer could face American
James Blake, this year's No. 5 seed and a huge US Open crowd favorite, in the
quarterfinals.



Arthur Ashe - Men's Singles - 2nd Round


Roger Federer SUI (1) 6 6 7
Tim Henman GBR 3 4 5

PointTracker Serve Statistics


- Federer won the US Open in 2004 and 2005.
- This is Federer's 7th consecutive appearance at the US Open.
- This is Henman's 12th consecutive appearance at the US Open, his best
showing was the semifinals in 2004, when he lost to Federer.
- Federer currently is fourth among all-time hard-court leaders with 26
titles.


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