Novak Djokovic vs Juan Martin del Potro, US Open final as it happened: Serbian favourite wins 14th Grand Slam
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Your support makes all the difference.Novak Djokovic and Juan Martin del Potro meet for the first time in a Grand Slam final as they contest the men’s US Open singles title.
Both are former winners at Flushing Meadows but the occasion is all the bigger for the Argentine, who is making his second only appearance in the US Open final – nine years on from that memorable win over Roger Federer.
Djokovic, as the reigning Wimbledon champion and a 13-time Grand Slam winner, heads into the match as the favourite but Del Potro holds all the qualities needed to pull off a surprise shock in this year’s final.
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The final gets underway at 4pm local time, which is 9pm BST.
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Djokovic: "To the support of loved ones. My kids, my wife, my team of people through the difficult times. With my injuries I felt what Del Potro went through during his difficult times. I tried to take the best out of myself in those moments and thrive of my loved ones to get back into this position.
"I was hoping Samparas would be here tonight but he's not so I love you and he is my idol. I just want to congratulate Juan Martin with his injuries and coming back and I know he will be here again with the champion's trophy.
"It felt like a football match with Argentinian fans and Serbian fans. Well done. The atmosphere was amazing. Most of all the respect they had. It was truly amazing tonight, thank you guys."
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