Federer ousts Kiefer to make quarters
7th Sep 2005, 01:55 GMT
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Champion Roger Federer dropped his first set at this year's U.S. Open on Tuesday before battling past German Nicolas Kiefer 6-4 6-7 6-3 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals.
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