Del Potro beats Federer for the first time to win US Open title

As I said previously...

Federer vs Del Potro in US Open final. To quote Djokovic, I'm a little bit disappointed - period. Del Potro needs to play his heart out to beat Federer. And I see he has a good chance after a great performance vs Nadal (i didnt watch the game but based on the score, you know he's playing really well to beat a tough opponent like Nadal).

"The 20-year-old Argentine prevailed 3-6, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2 on Monday to snap Federer's streak of five straight U.S. Open titles. The sixth-seeded del Potro had not beaten Federer in their six previous encounters."

So, this is it!

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I love it!

Del Potro pays too much focus on the final match that he forgot to shave!

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Tennis: Del Potro upsets Federer to win US Open title

NEW YORK (AP): Juan Martin del Potro has ended Roger Federer's run of dominance at the U.S. Open, stunning the top-ranked Swiss great in five sets to win in his first Grand Slam final.

The 20-year-old Argentine prevailed 3-6, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2 on Monday to snap Federer's streak of five straight U.S. Open titles. The sixth-seeded del Potro had not beaten Federer in their six previous encounters.

Federer had won 40 consecutive matches at Flushing Meadows. He was seeking to become the first man since Bill Tilden in 1920-25 to win the American championship six straight times and the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to win three straight majors in a season.

Del Potro upset No. 3 Rafael Nadal in the semifinals in straight sets.

Normally so cool, so consistent, so in control of his emotions and his matches, Federer let the title slip from his grasp.

Two points from victory against inexperienced, unheralded del Potro, two points from a record-extending 16th Grand Slam overall, Federer, quite simply, fell apart.

He railed at the chair umpire. His legs grew weary. His double-faults mounted. He could not figure out a way to stop the 6-foot-6 (1.98-meter) del Potro from pounding forehand after forehand past him. In a result as surprising for who lost as how it happened, del Potro came back to win his first Grand Slam title.


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Federer vs Del Potro in US Open Final

Federer vs Del Potro in US Open final. To quote Djokovic, I'm a little bit disappointed - period. Del Potro needs to play his heart out to beat Federer. And I see he has a good chance after a great performance vs Nadal (i didnt watch the game but based on the score, you know he's playing really well to beat a tough opponent like Nadal).

So will it be......

Or this.....

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Best shot of his life moves Federer to final

NEW YORK (AP): Roger Federer punctuated his latest US Open victory Sunday with a shot he described, quite simply, the greatest of his life: a between-the-legs, back-to-the-net, crosscourt winner from the baseline.

A point later, with the crowd in hysterics and opponent Novak Djokovic still in shock, the world's top-ranked player closed out the victory, 7-6 (3), 7-5, 7-5, to move one win from his sixth straight US Open title.

Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina earlier handed Rafael Nadal his worst loss in a major tournament, beating the Spaniard 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 to reach his first Grand Slam final and a meeting with Federer, who made his 17th in the last 18.

Serbia's Djokovic fought for more than 2 1/2 hours on a day that grew increasingly windy at Arthur Ashe Stadium, hanging with Federer and even grabbing two break points late in the third set to briefly see a glimmer of hope.

Some things, though, there are no answers for, and the winner Federer hit to set up match point was the perfect example. It's the kind of shot every tennis player has tried, and one the world No. 1 actually practices.

"A lot, actually," he said. "But they never work. That's why, I guess, it was the greatest shot I ever hit in my life." Ahead 5-4 and 30-0 in the third set, Federer sprinted to the net to return a Djokovic drop shot, then Djokovic finessed a lob over Federer's head that bounced barely inside the baseline.

Federer had nothing to lose, of course, so he ran back and hit the athletic shot, a ball that lots of players, especially at the highest levels, can get back.

But few can do what Federer did with his - hit a blazing winner that barely clears the net. Federer jumped and shouted. Djokovic could only stand there and smile. He reached in his pocket to find the ball he'd serve to bring the match to a merciful end - for him, at least.

"You just say, 'Well done,"' Djokovic said. "What can you do?"

This was exactly the kind of memory the US Open needed after a weekend filled with rain delays and controversy.

"I don't want to mention the word luck, but I didn't have it today," Djokovic said. "That's why I'm a little bit disappointed."


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