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Federer fights off wind to reach US Open semis
Posted: 09.09.2010 at 8:17 AM
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Roger Federer, of Switzerland, reacts after defeating Robin Soderling, of Sweden, 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 in a quarterfinal match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010.  / AP Photo
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Choosing placement over power on his serve and using a handful of sublimely spinning drop shots to take advantage of winds gusting to 35 mph, No. 2 Federer moved one win away from his seventh straight final at Flushing Meadows.

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