NEW YORK: Roger Federer celebrates after defeating Roberto Bautista Agut in their men\'s singles fourth round match of the 2014 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre Tuesday. — AFP Photo NEW YORK, Sept 3 (AFP): Five-time champion Roger Federer set-up a US Open quarter-final blockbuster against eccentric French star Gael Monfils Tuesday as the hugely-hyped new generation once again flopped.
Second seed Federer reached his 10th US Open quarter-final in the last 11 years with a comfortable 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 win over Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut while Monfils, the 20th seed, reached his second New York last-eight stunning seventh-seeded Grigor Dimitrov 7-5, 7-6 (8/6), 7-5
Federer, the 17-time major winner, leads Monfils 7-2 in career meetings, including their most recent clash in Cincinnati last month.
"It was a tough three-setter in Cincinnati," said Federer after winning his 25th night-time match.
"Gael has been playing some great tennis, he's always very entertaining. I'm sure we'll see lots of retrieving by him and attacking by me."
Federer was barely troubled by Bautista Agut, the 17th seed who was trying to make a Grand Slam quarter-final for the first time.
He broke in the third and fifth games for a 4-1 lead and despite surrendering one of the breaks in the eighth game, two successive aces sealed the opening set and there was no looking back for the 33-year-old.
Crowd favourite Monfils overcame a dramatic loss of composure in the second set to reach his second US Open quarter-final, four years after his first.
"It's my first ever win on the Ashe stadium which is great," said Monfils, who turned 28 Monday and whose best performance at a major remains his run to the semi-finals at the 2008 French Open where he was defeated by Federer.
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