Potro stuns Federer in a thrilling five-setter to win his maiden Grand Slam title
Potro stuns Federer in a thrilling five-setter to win his maiden Grand Slam titleArgentine sixth seed Juan Martin del Potro upset five-time defending champion Roger Federer 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-2 to win the US Open men's final late last night.The shocker made Del Potro the first South American to win the US Open men's crown since countryman Guillermo Vilas in 1977, winning in his first Grand Slam final appearance to deny Swiss World No 1 Federer a 16th career Slam crown. As a result, Del Potro, the fourth seed, broke Federer's 41-match winning streak at the Flushing Meadows.
