Carlos Moya of Spain serves to Ernests Gulbis of Latvia during their fourth-round match at the U.S. Open yesterday. Veteran Moya won 7-5, 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-4. - Reuters

NEW YORK (AP):

CARLOS MOYA won the match-up between the oldest and youngest men left in the tournament and reached the U.S. Open quarter-finals for the first time since 1998 yesterday.

The 31-year-old Spaniard dropped to his knees and rolled on to his back after he won a net duel with a cross-court backhand volley for the final point, beating 19-year-old Ernests Gulbis 7-5, 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-4.

"I think it was the best point of the match. I was a bit tired, a bit nervous," Moya said.

Moya, a former number one and the 1998 French Open champion, is seeded 17th at Flushing Meadows.

Oldest in draw

"I feel like 20 years old," he said. "When you're the oldest guy in the draw, you get a lot of support from the crowd, so that's a great feeling."

Juan Ignacio Chela reached the quarter-finals for the first time, frustrating Stanislas Wawrinka 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (6), 1-6, 6-4.

The 20th-seeded Argentine sent Wawrinka to a rare five-set loss. The unseeded Swiss had been 8-0 in Grand Slam matches that went the distance.

On Monday night, Roger Federer put on a clinic against Francisco Lopez, winning 35 straight points on his serve for a 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-4 victory, and earning a quarter-final match against Andy Roddick.