Moya and Chela power through

CARLOS MOYA and Juan Igancio Chela ensured the US Open men’s singles quarter-finals would be an all-seeded affair when they rebuffed the challenges of Ernests Gulbis and Stanislas Wawrinka in New York last night.

With three-time defending champion Roger Federer and the 2003 titleholder Andy Roddick set to go toe-to-toe at Arthur Ashe Stadium tonight for a place in the semi-finals and number four Nikolay Davydenko taking on 10th seed Tommy Haas in a lopsided top half of the draw, it was up to 17th and 20th seeds Moya and Chela to maintain the established order in the bottom half.

Moya will now most likely play third seed Novak Djokovic, who last night had taken a tight opening set against number 23 Juan Monaco, while Chela was awaiting the winner of the yesterday’s late-night, all-Spanish showdown between number 15 David Ferrer and second seed Rafael Nadal.