ЕВЕ ГО НАСЛОВОТ ПО ВЧЕРАШНИОТ МЕЧ НА ОФИЦИЈАЛНАТА СТРЕНА НА УС ОПЕН
Fabulous Federer Wins Fourth Straight Crown
Sunday, September 9, 2007
By Matthew Cronin
Roger Federer might soon own every record in the sport, but he put a huge one on the board by winning the 2007 US Open title with a dramatic and hard-fought, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2), 6-4 victory over Serb Novak Djokovic that might not be broken this century: going back-to-back-to-back-to-back at Wimbledon and the US Open four consecutive times.
The great American Bill Tilden, who won the U.S. Championships five times in a row from 1920-25, couldn't even do that.
But leave it to Federer, the cool-handed Swiss, who might constantly look self-assured but, when pushed to the wall, responds like an alley cat.
“New York has definitely grown on me the last few years,” he said. “I think especially since that famous final against Agassi here a few years ago I started to really love this tournament. I realize actually what kind of a big-time event this is, you know, with 24,000 people in the stadium, the city. Just the difficulty to win here. I wasn't aware of it in the very beginning when I came on tour really. For me, the US Open is the second biggest one we have on tour. To have won those two the most times, it's just incredible for me.”
Djokovic held five set points against the great Swiss in the first set and another two in the second, but the 20-year-old played nervously, while Federer knew that, if he could ride the upstart's waves, his chances would come, too.
They did, and Federer cashed in, winning his 12th Grand Slam title.
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"Number two, number three, doesn't matter much," said Federer. "It's number one that matters. That's how it goes."
