US Open Thread

[watermelonslice]

3 out of 4 Grand Slams mens finals have gone to five sets this year. Bloody epic stuff.

Federer's serve has abandoned him. Delpo looks set to take his first Grand Slam trophy home tonight ...

 

[MaccaKnowsBest]

Nice work by DP to hold serve despite being a break point down

 

[CanonNo1]

Nice work by DP to hold serve despite being a break point down

JMDP's has the biggest forehand i have ever seen. Very much Safin like but only more consistent and more mobile.

If this is going to go deep, Fed needs to start getting some serves in.

The only way Rog is winning this if JMDP tightens up ... there's no way known he is going to 'out hit' him.

 

[Brad Goodman]

Love Roger but have to give massive props to JMDP - come such a long way since their match in Melbourne!

 

[CanonNo1]

The Federer slice backhand 'deep' needs to make a comeback quickly.

Mind you, Del P is starting to get a little tight, only a little.

 

[MaccaKnowsBest]

The only way Rog is winning this if JMDP tightens up ...

That's the thing that's worrying me. I reckon Fed will win if he breaks back.

 

[Hawks1523]

I'll become one of Del Potros biggest fans if he beats FedEx.

 

[Hodges]

Double fault from the Fed, his serve is gawn. Cmon DP!

 

[CanonNo1]

Bad miss on that passing shot by Del P. Fed easy service game.

Leaning towards a JMDP win here ...

Has an eerie resemblance to when Safin blasted Pistol Pete off the court in 2000 (apart from this going 5).

 

[MaccaKnowsBest]

Great service game by DP. Could have easily tightened up. One more game to go.

 

[Hodges]

Up 5-2, not long now!

 

[Swans120]

YEH DEL POTRO!!!

Im so sick of Federer, so good to see someone knock him off. Roger is an amazing player of course and he is easily the best player in the world and the best ive seen, but im so glad to see someone take him out.

 

[Skeeta Olly]

Wow DP!

 

[MaccaKnowsBest]

two championship points!

 

[andrepetz]

15-40....2MP for Del Potro!

 

[Skeeta Olly]

Too many Double Faults much.

 

[Skeeta Olly]

Well done DP!

 

[SBI]

Awesome win!

 

[MaccaKnowsBest]

I expect TP to post very soon!

 

[Hawks1523]

Jmdp!!!!!

Yeah! :d:d:d:d

 

[watermelonslice]

Holy. Now who was saying this wasn't going to be a good match?

 

[Hodges]

**** yeah Del Potro! What a win, showed a huge amount of guts to comeback to win. Cant believe he is only 20!

 

[MaccaKnowsBest]

Holy. Now who was saying this wasn't going to be a good match?

To be honest, I woke up with Roger serving for the second set thinking this was going to be a roll over.

 

[Hawks1523]

fedex will take this in 4, winning the first set 6-2.

wrooooooong. :d

 

[CanonNo1]

Federer couldn't buy a serve but i'm putting that down to the pressure JMDP was putting on with that forehand.

After the first set and a half it looked like a procession to title 16th but Del P red lined big time.

Too big ... too good.