NOVAK DJOKOVIC CLAIMS 2018 US OPEN TITLE WITH STRAIGHT SETS WIN OVER JUAN MARTIN DEL POTRO

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NOVAK Djokovic won his 14th Grand Slam title and second in a row by getting through a key 20-minute game to beat 2009 champion Juan Martin del Potro 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-3 in the U.S. Open final.
The victory comes a year after Djokovic sat out the tournament at Flushing Meadows because of an injured right elbow that eventually required surgery.
Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, reacts after breaking the serve of Juan Martin del Potro. Picture: AP Photo
Djokovic collects $3.8 million and his third U.S. Open championship. The 31-year-old Serb is now even with Pete Sampras for the third-most major trophies for a man in tennis history, trailing only Roger Federer’s 20 and Rafael Nadal’s 17.
Djokovic was far superior to del Potro in the opening set, then dropped three consecutive games in the second to trail 4-3. But when Djokovic faced three break points in the following game, an epic that required 22 points to settle, he saved them all. A series of missed forehands by del Potro in the tiebreaker put Djokovic back on course. He finished with a flourish, taking the last three games.
 finals match. Picture: Getty Images
NOVAK DJOKOVIC FACTFILE
Novak Djokovic Born: May 22, 1987 (31)
Birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia
Height: 6ft 2in (1.88m)
Weight: 170 pounds (77kg)
Plays: Right-handed
World ranking: 6
Grand Slam singles titles: 14 (Australian Open 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016; French Open 2016; Wimbledon 2011, 2014, 2015, 2018; US Open 2011, 2015, 2018)
ATP Tour titles: 71
Prize money: $119,110,890.00
Path to title: R1: bt Marton Fucsovics (HUN) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-0 R2: bt Tennys Sandgren (USA) 6-1, 6-3, 6-7 (2/7), 6-2 R3: bt Richard Gasquet (FRA) 6-2, 6-3, 6-3 R4: bt Joao Sousa (POR) 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 QF: bt John Millman (AUS) 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 SF: bt Kei Nishikori (JPN) 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 F: bt Juan Martin del Potro (ARG x3) 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), 6-3

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