New York: World No. 1 Roger Federer cruised into the US Open without even serving once as his opponent American Mardy Fish conceded the match due to illness.

Bidding for his 18th Grand Slam title and sixth US Open crown, Federer will now meet sixth seeded Tomas Berdych beat Nicolas Almagro of Spain 7-6 (7/4), 6-4, 6-1.

Other results:
P. Kohlschreiber bt J. Isner 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3,6-4
R. Gasquest bt S. Johnson 7-6, 6-2, 6-3
J. Tipsarevic bt G. Zemlja 6-4, 66-3, 7-5
N. Djokovic bt J Benneteau 6-3,6-2,6-2
A. Roddick bt F. Fognini 7-5, 7-6, 4-6 6-4

By Indian Sports News Network