Novak Djokovic beats Juan Martin Del Potro in US Open final to win 14th Grand Slam and equal Pete Sampras' record
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• September 10, 2018, 08:22:21 IST
Novak Djokovic capped off an eventful edition of the US Open by winning the final 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 against Juan Martin Del Potro to pick up the 14th Grand Slam of his career.
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Novak Djokovic beat Juan Martin Del Potro 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 to claim his third US Open singles championship. AP
Djokovic looked the better of the two for much of the match and started the first set strongly. AP
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Del Potro did his best to launch a comeback in the second set, taking it to tiebreak, but was unable to get the better of Djokovic. AP
The game was finished off in the third set by Djokovic, as the Serbian cruised to a victory in straight sets to win his 14th Grand Slam and equal Pete Sampras' tally. AP
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Djokovic and Del Potro had kinds words for each other after the final, Del Potro backing the Serbian to beat Roger Federer's record of 20 Grand Slams and Djokovic commending Del Potro for fighting back from injuries. AP
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