Found September 14, 2009 on MSNBC:
Tennis
Juan Martin del Potro has ended Roger Federer’s run of dominance at the U.S. Open, stunning the top-ranked Swiss great in five sets to win in his first Grand Slam final.
2 Comments:
  • I love it when the "unknowns" beat the top players in the world. I think it's great for tennis. Remember when Novak did it? Now he's in the top. Congrats to del Potro.
  • Man. I was all excited about a great US Open with Oudin and then she lost. I'm happy for Cljisters (sp) but I would have liked to have seen an American win the Open. Mens is just pathetic now. I can barely bring myself to watch it. Fed had a billion unforced errors. Wasn't himself. DP didn't win it, Fed lost it.
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