<p><br /> Roger Federer took another serene step towards regaining the US Open title by taking revenge against Sweden's Robin Soderling at a windswept Flushing Meadows.<br /> </p><p><br /> Federer held a 12-1 career record against the fifth seed before the match-up, but had crucially lost their most recent encounter in the quarter-finals of the French Open.<br /> </p><p><br /> That ended the Swiss star's incredible run of 23 consecutive Grand Slam semi-finals, but Federer went some way to making amends with a 6-4 6-4 7-5 win on Arthur Ashe Stadium to advance to his seventh straight US Open semi-final.<br /> </p><p><br /> The world number two made light of the tricky conditions in New York to serve 18 aces and just two double faults, while it took Soderling until the fifth game of the third set to serve the first of his two aces in the match.<br /> </p><p><br /> Federer will now face Novak Djokovic for the fourth year in succession in the tournament, the 16-time Grand Slam winner having won all three previous contests - in the 2007 final and in the semi-finals of 2008 and 2009.<br /> </p><p><br /> Asked about facing Djokovic again in Saturday's semi-finals, Federer added: "We just played each other in Toronto and I got lucky to get through that one there and he's obviously looking for the big breakthrough at the US Open so it's going to be a tough one."<br /> </p><p><br /> Djokovic beat France's Gael Monfils 7-6 (7/2) 6-1 6-2 in their quarter-final and has now won 14 sets in succession since trailing Serbian Davis Cup team-mate Viktor Troicki by two sets to one in the opening round.<br /> </p>
