Roger Federer made a shock exit from the U.S. Open on Monday after the five-times champion was beaten 3-6 7-5 7-6(7) 7-6(3) by unseeded Australian John Millman in the round of 16.
Millman advanced to a quarter-final match-up against sixth seed Novak Djokovic.
Djokovic sweated his way to a 6-3 6-4 6-3 fourth round win over Portugal’s Joao Sousa as the heat returned to the U.S. Open on Monday.
Djokovic improved his perfect record in U.S. Open fourth round contests to 11-0. – additional reporting by AFP
Results of 4th round below
Men
4th rd
Marin Cilic (CRO x7) bt David Goffin (BEL x10) 7-6 (8/6), 6-2, 6-4
Kei Nishikori (JPN x21) bt Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) 6-3, 6-2, 7-5
Novak Djokovic (SRB x6) bt Joao Sousa (POR) 6-3, 6-4, 6-3
John Millman (AUS) bt Roger Federer (SUI x2) 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (9/7), 7-6 (7/3)
Women
4th rd
Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP x30) bt Maria Sharapova (RUS x22) 6-4, 6-3
Madison Keys (USA x14) bt Dominika Cibulkova (SVK x29) 6-1, 6-3
Naomi Osaka (JPN x20) bt Aryna Sabalenka (BLR x26) 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) bt Marketa Vondrousova (CZE) 6-7 (3/7), 7-5, 6-2
