11 September, 2007

Federer wins 4th consecutive US open title!!


I guess Federer wanted to complete the match as soon as possible to make all the south east Asia fans happy! The match started at 2 in the morning[IST]!! And i bet all Federer would hav watched it late night.

Here's the review of the thrilling Finals!

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.

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.

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.

Throughout the match, Djokovic matched Federer off the ground, served just as effectively and even pushed him off the court. But Federer never allowed the Serbian to get completely comfortable, as he hammered his forehand and did a fine job with his approach shots and closing out points at the net.

The Serbian broke Federer to 6-5 in the first set when the Swiss missed a forehand. It appeared that Djokovic would seize the momentum and race away in to the second set, but, admittedly, he began to rush.

Djokovic defaulted and then double faulted to hand the break back to 6-6.

In the tiebreaker, Djokovic fell apart at 3-3, when he double-faulted, erred on a backhand and then saw Federer crush a service winner. Federer committed a forehand error on his first set point, but Djokovic then double-faulted to hand him the set.

Djokovic put himself in a prime position again in the second set, when with Federer serving at 6-5, he held another two set points. Federer ripped a stunning 126-mph ace on the first one, but on the second, Djokovic missed a forehand winner by a millimeter. He challenged the call, but was turned back. None of his challenges were correct but federer's every challenge was correct!!

Federer put it into fifth gear in the tiebreaker, contesting one of his most impressive sudden death's ever.He won the tie breaker 7-2.

Djokovic courageously battled throughout the third set and even held three break points in the fifth game, but the writing was clearly on the wall.He served to stay in the match at 4-5, but on the final point of the contest, his attempt at a drop shot fell lazily into the net.

After winning the match, Federer slid to his knees and roared.

With his 12th Grand Slam title, Federer passed Bjorn Borg and Rod Laver and tied Roy Emerson. Next up is American Pete Sampras, with 14. By this time next year, Federer might have already tied that mark and could go into Flushing Meadows looking to break it.

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