Federer beats Soderling to reach semis (AP)Yahoo! Sports
On a wind-swept day at the U.S. Open that had everyone complaining about the conditions, Roger Federer simply embraced them. Choosing placement over power on his serve and using a handful of sublimely spinning drop shots to take advantage of winds gusting to 35 mph, No. 2 Federer moved one win away from his seventh straight final at Flushing Meadows with a 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 victory Wednesday over No.