NEW YORK, September 8, 2008 (AFP) - Roger Federer's paths to the US Open men's championship (x denotes seed):

Roger Federer (SUI x2)

1st rd: bt Maximo Gonzalez (Argentina) 6-3, 6-0, 6-3

2nd rd: bt Thiago Alves (BRA) 6-3, 7-5, 6-4

3rd rd: bt Radek Stepanek (Czech x28) 6-3, 6-3, 6-2

4th rd: bt Igor Andreev (Russia x23) 6-7 (5/7), 7-6 (7/5), 6-3, 3-6, 6-3

QF: bt Gilles Muller (LUX) 7-6 (7/5), 6-4, 7-6 (7/5)

SF: bt Novak Djokovic (Serbia x3) 6-3, 5-7, 7-5, 6-2

F: bt Andy Murray (Britain x6) 6-2, 7-5, 6-2