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Del Potro stands tall in U.S. Open win

By Greg Garber
ESPN.com

Monday, September 14, 2009

NEW YORK -- It would be difficult to overstate Roger Federer's reign of dominance here at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Coming into his championship final match with Juan Martin del Potro, he had won 40 consecutive matches and was looking for his sixth consecutive title, something that hadn't been achieved in 84 years. In successive finals, he had beaten, in order, Lleyton Hewitt, Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray. On Monday, Federer ran into ...

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