Paris: Roger Federer matched John McEnroe's record streak of 11 straight-set wins in Grand Slam matches by beating Mikhail Youzhny 7-6 6-4 6-4 on Sunday to reach the French Open quarter-finals.
World No. 1 Federer, whose run dates back to the first round of this year's Australian Open, equals the best mark in the Open era set by McEnroe in 1984 from the second round at Wimbledon through to the U.S. Open quarter-finals.
Top seed Federer, chasing victory in the only Grand Slam tournament to elude him so far, turned on the style after a sluggish start to extend to 10-0 his perfect record against Russia's Youzhny, seeded 13th here.
The 25-year-old Swiss, bidding to become the third man after Don Budge and Rod Laver to hold all four Grand Slam titles at the same time, next meets Spaniard Tommy Robredo, seeded ninth.
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