Fifth seed James Blake [ Images ] fought off four set points in the second-set tiebreaker on his way to a 6-4, 7-6, 2-6, 6-3 victory over Carlos Moya [ Images ] to earn a place in the US Open [ Images ] round of 16 on Sunday.

American Blake trailed 6-2 in the pivotal tiebreak before running off six points in row to win it. The last point came on a replay challenge by Blake that showed the Spaniard's forehand drive had landed just wide of the line.

The 26-year-old Blake claimed the decisive break in the eighth game of the fourth set to grab a 5-3 lead over the former French Open [ Images ] champion and clinched victory in the next game when Moya's backhand serve return sailed long.

Blake next plays 12th seed Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic, a five-set winner over Russian Dmitry Tursunov [ Images ], the 23rd seed.