Familiar foe threatens Federer's US Open final streak
All that stands between Roger Federer and his seventh US Open final in a row is Novak Djokovic, a foe the 16-time Grand Slam winner has ousted for the past three years on the Flushing Meadows hardcourts.
Roger Federer of Switzerland serves against Robin Soderling of Sweden during their men's singles quarter-final match on day ten of the 2010 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. Federer won 6-4, 6-4, 7-5.
Despite the domination, the 29-year-old Swiss legend says Serbian third seed Djokovic figures to be a tough challenge.
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