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Paris, France (Sports Network) - Roger Federer extended his incredible run of Grand Slam quarterfinal appearances on Sunday with a fourth-round win at the French Open, but had to dig deep in a five-set thriller against Frenchman Gilles Simon to do it. Federer pulled out a 6-1, 4-6, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 triumph on Court Chatrier to advance to the second week at Roland Garros, pushing his consecutive string of major quarterfinal appearances to 36 -- or basically nine straight years. The Swiss superstar last failed to reach the round of eight in a Grand Slam at the 2004 French Open when he lost to Gustavo Kuerten in the third round. "When you win you can enjoy it more, because it can be a very, very frustrating game, as well," said Federer, who recorded the 900th match win of his career on Sunday. "At the end, lets not forget only one guy ever wins the tournament. All the other guys go home with nothing. So it can be tough depending on how you see it. "Thats where these wins have definitely helped me continue working hard, be motivated, loving it so much and being part of great matches. And that I came out so often on the winning side is obviously ..... for me." The 17-time Grand Slam champion was a bit shaky in the second and third sets, missing easy forehands and backhands as Simon thrilled the home crowd to grab a surprising lead of two sets to one. Federer, as he often has, regrouped and ran off seven straight games over the fourth and fifth sets to take control. Simon, who controlled many points during the second and third sets with powerful forehands and a strong serve, finally began to wilt in playing his third five-setter in four matches. Federer broke serve for 4-2 in the fourth set when Simon failed to return a blistering forehand, then slipped a volley past a charging Simon after the Frenchman had raced in for a drop shot to make it 5-2. He broke again in the next game when Simon netted a backhand to force a decisive set. After an easy hold, Federer broke for a 2-0 lead in the fifth thanks to a long forehand by Simon to end a lengthy rally. Following another Federer hold, Simon did all he could just to win the next game, saving a number of Federer break-point opportunities. An ace gave Federer a 4-1 lead, but Simon tried to make it interesting in the final game. A Federer ace saved one break point and Simon then saved a match point before gaining another break point. Federer again used a big serve to set up a smash and two Simon backhand errors finally ended the nearly three- hour match. Federer broke Simon three times in a dominant first set, but took a slight tumble in the second set and appeared unsure of himself for most of the next two sets. He was broken soon after the fall, giving Simon the second set and again struggled in the third. Simon came up with a break for a 3-2 lead, then fought back from 0-30 down in the very next game to hold before Federer misplayed a volley into the net to hand the Frenchman a second break for a 5-2 edge. Federer saved one set point in the next game with a brilliant stab volley at a Simon pass, but couldnt do so again. He netted a simple backhand to give Simon the third set. Federer, though, had the answer and improved to 6-0 lifetime in five-setters at Roland Garros. Next up for the 2009 champ and this years second seed will be another Frenchman in Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. The sixth seed had a much easier time Sunday with a 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 pasting of Serbias Viktor Troicki. Tsonga, the winner in Marseille earlier this year, is into the quarterfinals at his home Slam for the second straight year. "Its always good to win in straight sets," said Tsonga. "Im playing well, so all the lights are green. I will have a big match in the next round and hope I will play my best tennis. Everything is positive. Im in the quarterfinals here at Roland Garros for the second time. I have nothing to lose." Tsonga is 3-9 lifetime against Federer, which includes a five-set loss in the Australian Open quarterfinals back in January. Tsonga stunned Federer in the 2011 Wimbledon quarters and their lone meeting on clay ended with a Federer win in Rome two years ago. Spaniards David Ferrer and Tommy Robredo were also fourth-round winners Sunday. The fourth-seeded Ferrer needed an 1 hour and 45 minutes to dispatch South Africas Kevin Anderson, 6-3, 6-1, 6-1, while Robredo became just the second man to come back from 0-2 down in three straight Grand Slam matches when he escaped with a 6-7 (5-7), 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 victory over fellow Spaniard Nicolas Almagro. Robredo had previously rallied from two sets down to beat Igor Sjisling in the second round and Gael Monfils in the third. The only other man to win three straight in such fashion at a major championship was Frenchman Henri Cochet in 1927 at Wimbledon. Robredo will now get two days to rest before his quarterfinal match against Ferrer on Wednesday. Ferrer, a semifinalist last year at Roland Garros, has not dropped a set in four matches this week. The Spaniard broke serve six times on Sunday and saved both break points against his serve. Anderson committed a whopping 41 unforced errors to Ferrers 11. "Im very happy with my game today," said Ferrer. "Maybe I played the best match of this week. I am in the second week of the Grand Slam, and now I want to rest and to be focused on the next match." Robredo, seeded 32nd, had missed the French Open each of the last two years because of injuries and earlier in 2013 earned his first win in two years with a title at Casablanca. The former world No. 5 has matched his farthest Grand Slam run, with prior quarterfinal appearances at the French Open in 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2009, along with a round of eight result at the Australian Open in 2007. "I think that being in the quarterfinals again, its ....., and also with three comebacks the way I did," said Robredo. "I just need to enjoy it because I think that in tennis, we need to enjoy it when we do great things and keep focused." The fourth round will continue on Monday with the top half of the draw. Top- seeded Novak Djokovic will face Germanys Philipp Kohlschreiber and seven-time champion Rafael Nadal will meet Japans Kei Nishikori. Also, Germanys Tommy Haas will take on Russian Mikhail Youzhny and French seventh seed Richard Gasquet will tangle with ninth-seeded Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka. Jordan Bell Jersey . 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WASHINGTON -- With Stephen Strasburg not expected to pitch in the National League Division Series and Joe Ross not yet fully stretched out after a two-month layoff, the Washington Nationals are counting on Gio Gonzalez to come through in the playoffs.But in his final start of the regular season, Gonzalez struggled with his command and quickly built a high-pitch count in a 3-0 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks in a rain-shortened game Wednesday.The start of the game was delayed 33 minutes by rain and was later called with one out in the top of the sixth inning after a second delay of 70 minutes.It wasnt that good, but we didnt score any runs either, manager Dusty Baker said of Gonzalezs outing. He had a lot of pitches in a short period of time. He was 0-2 on a couple guys, then went to 3-2. Most of the night he pitched behind.The NL East-champion Nationals have lost two of three to the last-place Diamondbacks and seven of their last 11 games overall.Shelby Miller threw five shutout innings for Arizona and Jean Segura had three hits to reach 200 for the season.Miller (3-12) capped an otherwise forgetful season with one of his best outings of the year, allowing five hits with one walk and striking out five. In his previous start, Sept.23 in Baltimore, Miller threw six scoreless innings in a no decision.I wish maybe I would have done this earlier on but the way I just finished these past couple games is huge and just something to build off going into 2017, Miller said after earning his first win since June 20.I just feel good where Im at. I know where Im at mechanically and stuff so I can go forward into 2017 with more confidence and knowing that Im feeling good.Segura joined Luis Gonzalez as the only players in Diamondbacks history with 200 hits in a season.Just a great feeling, Segura said. Its ..... especially since Ive been bouncing around the couple last years. Im impressed, Im not going to lie to you guys, Im impressed with the way Ive been swinging the bat this season. I dont think nobody expect Id have the season Im having right now.Gonzalez (11-11), Washingtons projected No. 3 starter in the NLDS against the Los Angeles Dodgers, tossed 3 2/3 innings, allowing eight hits and three runs with four walks and four strikeouts.ddddddddddddBaker noted that while the Diamondbacks had a first-ball hitting approach against Max Scherzer on Tuesday, they had a different game plan against the inconsistent Gonzalez Wednesday.Tonight, they were taking, getting deep in the count, Baker said. They ran his pitch count up. They didnt swing at very many balls and it looked like they were trying to wait on his fastball.The lefty threw 100 pitches, but just 56 for strikes.I had some 0-2s that ended up getting soft hits through the ..................... so its just a tough situation, Gonzalez said. Just cant do nothing about it. Learn to pitch ahead of the count.In his final five starts of the season, Gonzalez allowed 19 earned runs in 23 innings (7.43 ERA) with a 1.78 WHIP.You start the postseason with a zero ERA, he said. Its a new series. New way to look at it.PITCHING FOR A FALLEN FRIEND:Before taking the mound for his final start of the season, Gonzalez said a prayer and pointed to the sky as a tribute to his friend Jose Fernandez, who died Sunday in a boating accident. Gonzalez, a Cuban-American, will leave the Nationals on Thursday to attend Fernandezs funeral in South Florida.TRAINERS ROOMDiamondbacks: RHP Zack Greinke did not accompany the Diamondbacks on their final road trip of the season due to right shoulder soreness. Manager Chip Hale said Wednesday that Greinke is not throwing and he is not expected to pitch again this season.Nationals: Outfielder Bryce Harper was not in the Nationals starting lineup for a third straight game because of an injured left thumb. Harper is considered day to day, but manager Dusty Baker said that he did not want to risk the NL MVP in a .. outfield.UP NEXTNationals RHP Joe Ross (7-5, 3.48 ERA) is scheduled to make his third start since returning from the disabled list Sept.18 against Diamondbacks LHP Robby Ray (8-14, 4.77). Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale NFL Jerseys Jerseys From China Wholesale NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys ' ' '