Roger Federer's streak of 5 consecutive US Open titles is now over.
Juan Martin del Potro, the championship's 20 yr-old 6th seed from Argentina, came from behind on Monday to shock world No. 1 superstar and reigning Champion Roger Federer with a score of 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-2.
A surprising win seeing as their head-to-head career record was of 6 wins- 0 losses for Federer. However, the red hot and confident del Potro came through during his very first Grand Slam Final appearance. The usually calm, cool and collected Roger showed signs of nervousness , inconsistency and impatience throughout the match, while del Potro flashed his talent at key moments in the match with little fear and no holding back.
The loud New York crowd witnessed an extremely close 4hr 5-set battle, full of ups and downs. Without taking any credit away from del Potro, we could qualify this day as one of Roger Federer's very few 'bad days'. Uncharacteristically, he made 62 unforced errors and could only convert on 5 of 22 break point opportunities. His service game was not up to par either, with a 50% first serve percentage and 11 double faults.
After cruising to the Finals with a 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 victory over star Rafael Nadal, Juan Martin del Potro is making a statement and a name for himself on the ATP tour.
We saw him in Montreal when he reached the Finals and lost in 3 sets to Andy Murray, and we caught a glimpse of his undeniable talent and potential earlier this year in a Semi-Final loss to Roger Federer at Roland-Garros. It's been a dream year for the hard-hitting 6'6 del Potro, and he now becomes a legitimate threat on the court. A new star is born.
Juan Martin del Potro, the championship's 20 yr-old 6th seed from Argentina, came from behind on Monday to shock world No. 1 superstar and reigning Champion Roger Federer with a score of 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-2.
A surprising win seeing as their head-to-head career record was of 6 wins- 0 losses for Federer. However, the red hot and confident del Potro came through during his very first Grand Slam Final appearance. The usually calm, cool and collected Roger showed signs of nervousness , inconsistency and impatience throughout the match, while del Potro flashed his talent at key moments in the match with little fear and no holding back.
The loud New York crowd witnessed an extremely close 4hr 5-set battle, full of ups and downs. Without taking any credit away from del Potro, we could qualify this day as one of Roger Federer's very few 'bad days'. Uncharacteristically, he made 62 unforced errors and could only convert on 5 of 22 break point opportunities. His service game was not up to par either, with a 50% first serve percentage and 11 double faults.
After cruising to the Finals with a 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 victory over star Rafael Nadal, Juan Martin del Potro is making a statement and a name for himself on the ATP tour.
We saw him in Montreal when he reached the Finals and lost in 3 sets to Andy Murray, and we caught a glimpse of his undeniable talent and potential earlier this year in a Semi-Final loss to Roger Federer at Roland-Garros. It's been a dream year for the hard-hitting 6'6 del Potro, and he now becomes a legitimate threat on the court. A new star is born.
¡ VAMOS DEL POTRO !
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