Federer sees off Soderling challenge

Second seed Roger Federer [ Images ] continued to scythe through the men's draw with a 6-4, 7-6, 7-6 fourth-round victory over Sweden's Robin Soderling [ Images ] on Monday.

Federer beat Soderling in the French Open [ Images ] final earlier this month and the Swede had been expected to give the five-time champion his first test of the fortnight, but the Swiss maestro never looked flustered as he booked his quarter-final berth.

Federer took the opening set 6-4 courtesy of the only break of the match and wrapped up the second 7-5 in the tiebreak. He won the third, again 7-5 in the breaker, when the Swede guided a backhand return wide.

Federer will play Spanish seventh seed Fernando Verdasco [ Images ] or Ivo Karlovic [ Images ], the Croatian 22nd seed, for a place in the semi-finals.

Haas outwits Andreev to reach quarters

Germany's [ Images ] Tommy Haas [ Images ] reached the quarter-finals for the first time in his career when he demolished Russian Igor Andreev 7-6, 6-4, 6-4.

Haas, at 31 and two months the oldest player remaining in the men's draw, showed superb timing off both wings to produce his best showing at the All England [ Images ] Club since his debut in 1997.

The former world number two took a tight opener 10-8 on the tiebreak and after that solved the problem of the 29th seed's booming forehand to wrap up the second just 41 minutes later.

A single break was enough in the third and the end came when Andreev netted a forehand. He will play Israel's Dudi Sela [ Images ] or fourth seed Novak Djokovic [ Images ] from Serbia for a place in the semi-finals.