It is September 2009. Juan Martin Del Potro has just written his story. Professional since 2005 and already number 6 in the world, he arrives in New York determined.
It must be said that the Argentinian is coming off a prodigious summer. Semi-finalist at Roland-Garros, only beaten by Federer (3-6, 7-6, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4), he has even just won Washington and played in the final of the Masters 1000 in Canada .
Author of a very high level New York tournament, the Argentinian impresses. Carried by a colossal serve and a devastating forehand, the colossus enters the quarter-finals with obvious confidence.
Successively defeating Marin Cilic (4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-1) then Rafael Nadal (6-2, 6-2, 6-2), he found Roger Federer in the final. Opposed to a Swiss world number one and who remains on five consecutive coronations at the US Open (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008), he shocks his world.
Having one of his best career matches, he showed extraordinary resilience to overthrow a Federer that no one saw losing. Moving on from defeat, he obtained a historic coronation at the end of a long fight of 5 rounds (3-6, 7-6, 4-6, 7-6, 6-2).
A result which allows us to realize even more the immense potential of the player and the historic career that he could have achieved if his body had been willing to leave him a little more alone.
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