del Potro Snaps Fed’s Five-Year Open Run

By Adam Zagoria on September 14, 2009, 10:57PM

NEW YORK - After blitzing Rafael Nadal in straight sets in the U.S. Open semifinals, Juan Martin del Potro called it the “best moment of my life.”

So how did he feel a day later after pulling off the seemingly impossible and knocking off five-time defending Open champion Roger Federer in an epic five-set final?

“Much better,” No. 6 del Potro said after his stunning 3-6,7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2 victory ended No. 1 Federer’s five-year run and 40-match winning streak in Flushing Meadows.

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