Federer squeezes past Berdych

Roger Federer gained revenge over his Wimbledon conqueror Tomas Berdych by battling from 5-2 down in the third set to edge a thrilling quarter-final against the Czech at the ATP Rogers Cup in Toronto last night.

The world number three, ousted by Berdych in the last eight at SW19 and also in the third round of the Miami Masters earlier this year, was made to work hard by the seventh seed but eventually prevailed 6-3 5-7 7-6 (7/5).