After going up 5-4, Federer took advantage of several unforced errors to break Agassi for the first time. That gave him the first set and left the pro-Agassi crowd of 12,772 murmuring with concern.

Roger Federer retained his US Open title with a hard-fought 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (7/1), 6-1 victory over 35-year-old Andre Agassi in the men's singles final in New York today.

Federer has six: three Wimbledons, two U.S. Opens and one Australian Open. But a closer look suggests Agassi isn’t really out of line, that Sampras might be hearing footsteps.

The 35-year-old Agassi, playing in his sixth U.S. Open Final, put up a bigger fight than anyone figured, unnerving Federer, whose backhand became spotty in mid-match.

NEW YORK — Roger Federer, a man of panache and unparalleled perfection in finals, withstood Andre Agassi’s spirited upset bid to capture a second straight U.S. Open and sixth Grand Slam title.

But, speaking from experience, Agassi also knows Father Time waits for no-one. Agassi was 35 -- the same as Federer now -- when the two clashed in a memorable 2005 U.S Open final in New York.

Roger Federer defeated Andre Agassi 6-3 6-4 6-4 in a surprisingly one-sided quarter-final contest at the Australian Open on Tuesday.