Federer beats Istomin in Swiss Indoors 2nd round (Yahoo Sports)

Top-seeded Roger Federer again had to fight back from a set down before beating Denis Istomin 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to reach the quarterfinals of the Swiss Indoors on Thursday. Istomin had taken just a set off Federer in five previous meetings, last year in Basel, but the Uzbekistan player took the lead after breaking in the sixth game. Istomin battled to stay in the match and saved seven break points in the final set before finally succumbing to Federer in the third game and the second-ranked home favorite went on to clinch the match with a love service game. Federer, who is looking for his sixth Swiss Indoors title after finishing runner-up in the past two editions, next faces fifth-seeded Grigor Dimitrov after the Bulgarian eased past Vasek Pospisil of Canada 6-2, 6-2.