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Del Potro Upset Roger Federer to win the US OPEN 2009 Title

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New York City : NY : USA | 2 months ago  
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  • Del Potro, the US 2009 champion
    Del Potro, the US 2009 champion
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    Del Potro, the US 2009 champion
  • Del Potro of Argentina poses with Federer of Switzerland before the start of the men's final at the U.S. Open tennis championship in New York
    Del Potro of Argentina poses with Federer of Switzerland before the ...
    Source: Reuters
  • Federer serves to del Potro during the men's final at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York
    Federer serves to del Potro during the men's final at the U.S. Open ...
    Source: Reuters
  • Federer hits a return to del Potro in the men's singles finals at the U.S. Open tennis championship in New York.
    Federer hits a return to del Potro in the men's singles finals at the ...
    Source: Reuters
  • Roger Federer of Switzerland serves to Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina during the men's final at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York
    Roger Federer of Switzerland serves to Juan Martin del Potro of ...
    Source: Reuters
  • Federer celebrates winning the second game of the first set against del Potro of Argentina at the U.S. Open tennis championship in New York.
    Federer celebrates winning the second game of the first set against ...
    Source: Reuters
  • Federer celebrates winning the second game of the first set against del Potro at the U.S. Open tennis championship in New York.
    Federer celebrates winning the second game of the first set against ...
    Source: Reuters
  • Federer hits a return to del Potro at the U.S. Open tennis championship in New York.
    Federer hits a return to del Potro at the U.S. Open tennis ...
    Source: Reuters
  • Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina reacts against Roger Federer of Switzerland during the Men's Final US Open match
    Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina reacts against Roger Federer of ...
    Source: AFP
  • Federer servers to del Potro during the men's final at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York
    Federer servers to del Potro during the men's final at the U.S. Open ...
    Source: Reuters
  • Rossdale talks with Roger Federer's wife Mirka before the start of the men's final at the U.S. Open tennis championship in New York
    Rossdale talks with Roger Federer's wife Mirka before the start of the ...
    Source: Reuters

The sixth world seed Del Potro of Argentina gave a stunning performance to beat the five time defending champion Roger federer by 3-6,7-6(7/5),4-6,7-6(7/4),6-2 to clinch the US open 2009 title.Del Potro became the first South merican Player to win a grandslam since Gullimero vilas in 1977.

Del Potro the 21 year old magical boy got a whopping 1.85 million dollars.The match lasted upto the 5th set, it is the only third time in the championship career of Roger federer.Dol Potro just grab the opportinity of the 11th double fault made by Roger Federer and won the match.

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  • News Source: ITN | 2 months ago
    The 20-year-old stunned the tennis world by beating Roger Federer on Monday to win his first grand slam title at Flushing Meadows. In Tandil, Del Potro made a slow, triumphant trip through the city on top of a fire engine. Since returning to...
  • News Source: Xinhuanet.com | 2 months ago
    Thousands of people from Argentine city of Tandil, located 360km to Buenos Aires, welcomed on Thursday champion of the U.S. Tennis Open Juan Martin del Potro.     Del Potro was acclaimed by the people, in the southeast of Buenos Aires province,...
  • News Source: Turks and Caicos Free Press | 2 months ago
    Argentina (AFP) – US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro was welcomed home by around 40,000 people on Thursday, a third of the population of his home town , a local official said. Del Potro, who defeated world number one Roger Federer in five sets...
  • News Source: Star Phoenix | 2 months ago
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  • News Source: The Examiner | 2 months ago
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  • News Source: NewKerala | 2 months ago
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  • Posted By kalex kalex | 2 months ago
    I think we have got a new rising star in world tennis.
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