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Tennis News :: Roger Federer makes French Open Quarter-Finals - just !

Posted on 2009-06-01 by Gooner

Roger Federer kept his dream of a first French Open title alive by coming back from two sets down to beat the unseeded Tommy Haas in five sets and reach the quarter-finals.

The exit of Federer's nemesis Rafael Nadal on Sunday has increased the second seed's hopes of glory in Paris.

But Federer was in big trouble when Haas won the first set on a tie-break and put on a late surge for the second set too. Federer had to save a vital break point at 3-4 in the third set and recovered to triumph 6-7 (4-7) 5-7 6-4 6-0 6-2.

Federer will next face Gael Monfils after the French 11th seed beat American sixth seed Andy Roddick 6-4 6-2 6-3 in an ill-tempered encounter.

Roger Federer has lost in each of the last three Paris finals to Rafael Nadal, and Roland Garros remains the only Grand Slam he has never won.

Sourced From : BBC Sport

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