Soderling on course for Federer clash

Sweden’s Robin Soderling remains on course for a quarter-final showdown with Roger Federer after advancing to the last 16 of the US Open today.

Soderling needed five sets to edge past Austrian qualifier Andreas Haider-Maurer in the first round, but has since dropped just 16 games, the fifth seed beating Holland’s Thiemo De Bakker 6-2 6-3 6-3 on Saturday in just an hour and 42 minutes.