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3rd US Open Title for Djokovic

3rd US Open Title for Djokovic
3rd US Open Title for Djokovic

Novak Djokovic clinched his third US Open title on Sunday with a 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 triumph over Juan Martin del Potro, leveling him with Pete Sampras’s mark of 14 Grand Slams.

Djokovic, playing in his eighth final in New York and already the champion in 2011 and 2015, is now just three Slams behind Rafael Nadal and six back from the all-time record 20 held by Roger Federer, AFP reported.

It was also the third time the 31-year-old Serb -- who missed last year’s tournament with an elbow injury which sent his career into a mini-crisis -- completed the Wimbledon-US Open double.

For world number three Del Potro, it was a heartbreaking experience coming in just his second Slam final, nine years after he was crowned US Open champion before a long battle with wrist injuries pushed him into depression and to the brink of retirement.

It was Djokovic’s 15th win over Del Potro and fifth victory in five matches at the Slams.

The result also means that 50 of the last 55 majors have been won by the ‘Big Four’ of Federer, Nadal, Djokovic and Andy Murray.

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