Federer hopes to see off 円熟したing Monfils and reach 半分s
By Simon Cambers
NEW YORK, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Roger Federer will have to forget his long-standing 賞賛 for Gael Monfils on Thursday when the two go 長，率いる-to-長，率いる with a 寝台／地位 in the U.S. Open 半分-決勝戦 on the line.
Federer owns a 6-2 lifetime 記録，記録的な／記録する versus Monfils, most recently a three-始める，決める 勝利，勝つ at last month's U.S. Open tune-up event in Cincinnati, but is 井戸／弁護士席 aware of the Frenchman's ability.
"He's got 平易な 最高の，を越す-10 可能性のある," said Federer, who is bidding for his sixth U.S. Open 肩書を与える and 記録，記録的な／記録する 18th （野球の）満塁ホームラン，（テニスなどの）グランドスラム 肩書を与える 全体にわたる.
"He's a 広大な／多数の／重要な mover. He's got a wonderful serve, really, which nobody really 会談 about because of his 運動競技の movement which stands out so much.
"I think I can speak on に代わって of so many players: We love watching him play. It's nice seeing him do 井戸／弁護士席 again."
For all his undoubted talent, Monfils is into the ４半期/4分の1-決勝戦 of a （野球の）満塁ホームラン，（テニスなどの）グランドスラム for only the sixth time and his only 半分-final （機の）カム at the French Open in 2008.
傾向がある to losing his 焦点（を合わせる） at 決定的な times during matches, Monfils, 28, has shown rare 成熟 so far in New York, （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域ing Richard Gasquet and Grigor Dimitrov in impressive fashion.
Monfils, who has not dropped a 始める，決める in his four matches here, 述べるd Federer as a "legend" of the game but the 20th seed believes he is playing 井戸／弁護士席 enough to 原因（となる） the 33-year-old スイスの problems.
"権利 now he's the greatest tennis player we ever had, and for me it's always challenging to play against him," said Monfils, who 直面するs Federer at 8 p.m. ET (0000 GMT) on Thursday.
"I play tennis to play against a big legend, on a big 法廷，裁判所, show-time. That's what I train for. For me the best thing that can happen is to play against that guy on that 行う／開催する／段階."
Czech sixth seed Tomas Berdych takes on Marin Cilic, the 14th seed from Croatia, in the day's 早期に ４半期/4分の1-final. (scambers@gmail.com)
