Federer pushed to five sets; Roddick also into quarterfinals
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09/02/2008 -
Flushing Meadows, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Roger Federer needed 3 1/2 hours to
complete his five-set, fourth-round win over 23rd seed Igor Andreev of
Russia, while American Andy Roddick continued to roll in moving to the
quarterfinals at the U.S. Open.
Federer kept alive his quest for a fifth straight U.S. Open title, earning a
6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (7-5), 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 victory. That advanced him to the
quarterfinals against an unlikely opponent, Gilles Muller of Luxembourg.
Muller upset fifth-seeded Russian Nikolay Davydenko, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6
(12-10).
The eighth-seeded Roddick breezed past 11th seed Fernando Gonzalez of Chile,
6-2, 6-4, 6-1 in less than 1 1/2 hours.
Last year's runner-up Novak Djokovic was a hard-fought fourth-round winner
Tuesday. The third-seeded Djokovic came from behind to beat game 15th-seeded
Spaniard Tommy Robredo 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 on Day 9 at the USTA Billie
Jean King National Tennis Center.
The second-seeded Federer ran his winning streak to 31 at the U.S. Open, last
losing in Flushing in 2003. The former long-time world No. 1 Swiss, a 12-time
major champion, overcame 60 unforced errors, but dominated at the net, winning
58 of a possible 84 points. Conversely, Andreev was just 12-of-28 on his net
approaches. Also, the Russian converted just 2-of-15 break point chances.
Federer won the first three games of the final set, which included a key break
of serve in the second game. Andreev was successful on a drop shot, but
Federer returned the ball to the right corner, and the Russian's backhand went
wide as the Super Swiss went up 2-0.
Then came four break point saves by Federer in the seventh game, when he went
ahead 5-2 before finally serving out for the match.
It marked just the third time ever that Federer has played five sets at the
U.S. Open.
"I'm very happy with the score, of course you always wish three sets," said
Federer. "Honestly, those five-setters are pretty fun too."
Roddick, the 2003 champion here, had just seven unforced errors in his match
with the Olympic silver medalist Gonzalez. Roddick was in complete control,
firing eight aces and facing just one break point the entire match.
Now he has the task of facing Djokovic, who has been slowed by a number of
injuries, including ones to his hip and ankle.
"I've got to feel good, he's got about 16 injuries right now," said Roddick.
"He's made himself one of the elite players in the world. I'm just going to
have fun and try to get the upset."
Davydenko reached the semifinals here the last two years, but couldn't handle
Muller's expert play at the net. Muller converted 35-of-47 net approach
opportunities.
Djokovic struggled mightily physically on a warm Tuesday at the year's fourth
and final major. The Serb was bothered by an upset stomach and a sore ankle,
but ultimately outlasted the pesky Robredo in 3 hours, 44 minutes.
The 21-year-old Djokovic broke Robredo to grab a 3-2 lead in the fifth and
final set and broke again four games later to finally end the battle at Ashe
Stadium.
Djokovic converted on his first match point when Robredo netted one final
forehand. The Serb, who let the Spaniard hang around by committing 58 unforced
errors, wound up with 11 aces and broke Robredo's serve six times.
The 6-foot-3 Djokovic was last year's U.S. Open runner-up to Federer and
captured the Australian Open title back in January.
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MySportsbook.com favors Bears, Bengals, Chargers and Colts to remain perfect
LAS VEGAS , Sept. 28 - Two big match-ups of undefeated teams have fans salivating at the Week Four schedule in the NFL. The Chicago Bears stifling defense looks to provide a less than hospitable welcome to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday night in a battle of two 3-0 teams in the NFC conference. In the AFC, the San Diego Chargers (2-0) head to Maryland to face the surprising Baltimore Ravens (3-0) as both try to keep pace atop the conference standings. Betting Lines makers at MySportsbook.com, online sportsbook and casino, have set the Bears as 3.5 point favorites while the Chargers are a 2.5 point bet.
Of the three remaining undefeated teams, only one, New Orleans, enters this week's game as an underdog. Despite an emotional and resounding win over Atlanta on Monday night, the Saints are a 7.5 point underdog against the struggling Carolina Panthers. Indianapolis looks to stay perfect when they face the New York Jets as a 9 point road favorite while the Cincinnati Bengals are a 6 point favorite at home to the New England Patriots.
Six teams enter the week still looking for their first win, with a seventh, Tampa Bay, on a bye week. The prospect of dropping another game would not bode well for a potential playoff run. Since 1990, just three teams -- the 1992 Chargers, 1995 Detroit Lions and 1998 Buffalo Bills -- have overcome losing their first three games of the season to earn a postseason berth. And only the Chargers managed to accomplish the feat after starting 0-4.
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Super Bowl XLIII, the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Super Bowl XLIII is now set, the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers will meet each other on February 1st in Tampa's Raymond James Stadium to battle it out for the coveted Lombardi Trophy. The game kicks off at 6:00pm ET on NBC with announcers Al Michaels and John Madden covering the on-field action. Super Bowl XLIII betting odds at online bookmaker MySportsbook.com have the Steelers listed as an early -6.5 against the spread favorite.Super Bowl XLIII Betting Odds
Pittsburgh earned their passage to the big game by beating their division rival, the Baltimore Ravens, 23-14 in yesterday's AFC Championship Game. The Steelers jumped on Baltimore early, building a 13-0 first half lead, and never let up on their way to a fairly easy win. Although the Ravens did close to within two points in the fourth quarter, it never appeared as if they had enough offense to pull off the upset.
The Steelers dominating defense held Baltimore to a total of 198 yards while allowing them to convert just three third downs in 13 attempts. Pittsburgh also forced quarterback Joe Flacco into three interceptions, one of which safety Troy Polamalu returned fourty yards for a touchdown.
The Cardinals, by far the playoff team with the longest odds to reach Super Bowl XLIII, did so yesterday with a 32-25 upset of the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship. Arizona charged out of the gates and built a 24-6 halftime lead that had the Eagles venerable defense reeling. Quarterback Kurt Warner and wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald did most of the damage, connecting on three first half touchdowns.
Arizona, however, could not sustain their momentum and the Eagles took a 25-24 with 10:45 left to play in the fourth. The Cardinals, with the franchise's first Super Bowl appearance hanging in the balance, mounted a fourteen play, 72 yard touchdown drive that consumed 7:52 off the clock. Warner hit running back Tim Hightower on a short screen for the go-ahead, game clinching score that will forever live in Cardinal infamy.
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