The Latest: Federer hits shot around post vs Kyrgios at Open
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NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local):4:30 p.m.
Roger Federer's 51 winners included one jaw-dropping flick around the net post and he got through a tough early spot to get past Nick Kyrgios 6-4, 6-1, 7-5 and reach the fourth round in a 17th consecutive U.S. Open appearance.
The outcome might very well have been decided with Federer serving at 3-all, love-40, less than 20 minutes in. He saved four break points in that game — and then never faced another.
In the 30th-seeded Kyrgios' previous match, the chair umpire climbed down from his seat to have a chat with the Australian's seeming lack of effort. There was no such visit during this match.
The No.