Federer defeats Djokovic, will face Del Potro in finals
First and foremost, I want to commend Novak Djokovic for giving it his all. He played an incredible match, neck and neck with Federer in every set. However, while Djokovic was in top form, he’s no Roger Federer. Neither made many mistakes, earning points with well-placed shots after volleys rather than relying on aces.
After defeating Djokovic 7-6 7-5 7-5, Federer is now one match away from capturing his sixth consecutive U.S. Open Championship and sixteenth overall Grand Slam. He will face Juan Martin del Potro, the 20 year-old Argentine who defeated Rafael Nadal in straight sets earlier today. Del Potro has never made it to a Grand Slam final; Federer has been in 17 of the last 18. Who do you think is the favorite?
Djokovic and Federer provided several entertaining and clever drop shots, lobs, and lengthy volleys. Fed’s final winner in the twelfth game of the third set was just an extension of his dominance at this Grand Slam. But it was during the second to last point, seen in the video below, that caused Arthur Ashe Stadium to gasp in amazement. It’s the shot Federer is calling the greatest of his career.
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First and foremost, I want to commend Novak Djokovic for giving it his all. ”
First and most important, Novak Djokovic wasn’t in his top form but he did managed to give trouble to the no.1 player. Federer knows that Djokovic shouldn’t be considered as an easy player and thus he must play all his best against Novak.
Lot of tennis players are afraid when they have a match against Novak because he’s able to counter them all, and thus far he’s one of the most greatest “Reetern” players up to date with amazing skill to do drop-shots (which, unfortunately for Novak, don’t work very well against Federer).
Bottom line is – Novak wasn’t in his top form nor in his best play but he did managed to counter Federer who acctualy had to play his best!
Point is obvious, Novak didn’t want to see that federer cries like a little baby after he ends his winning streak, just like he did earlier :]
I don’t know, man. This is the best I’ve seen Novak play in a long, long time. He didn’t tire and had good placement. He took Federer deep into the sets, but he couldn’t rally when it counted. Federer just plays him really well.