Roger Federer and Juan Martin Del Potro meet in the Men's Singles Final at the US Open Tennis Championships in New York
Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina kisses the champions trophy after defeating Roger Federer of Switzerland in 5 sets in the mens final in Arthur Ashe Stadium at the US Open Tennis Championships at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on September 14, 2009. defeated Federer 3-6, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2. UPI/John Angelillo
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LONDON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Top-ranked Roger Federer will battle local favorite Andy Murray in his four-player group at next week's 2009 ATP World Tour finals.
PARIS, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Marat Safin, a former world No. 1 and a two-time Grand Slam event winner, ended his competitive tennis career Wednesday in Paris.
PARIS, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Russian Marat Safin, playing in his last event on the world tour, was a first-round winner Monday in the Paribas Masters in Paris.
BASEL, Switzerland, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Roger Federer, playing in his first event since the U.S. Open, scored a straight-set victory Monday in the first round of his hometown Swiss Indoors tournament.
LONDON, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Novak Djokovic returned to No. 3 and Nikolay Davydenko jumped to sixth in men's world tennis rankings released Monday.
SHANGHAI, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Seeded players Juan Martin del Potro and Tommy Haas both withdrew Wednesday from the $5.3 million Shanghai ATP Masters tournament due to injuries.
TOKYO, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Juan Martin del Potro was beaten in straight sets Tuesday during first-round play at the $1.2 million Japan Open tennis tournament in Tokyo.
LONDON, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- Juan Martin del Potro's run to the U.S. Open championship moved him back to a career-best No. 5 world ranking.
NEW YORK, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- Argentine Juan Martin del Potro upset world No. 1 Roger Federer 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-2 Monday to win the 2009 U.S. Open.
NEW YORK, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- Swiss star Roger Federer and Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina scored straight-set victories Sunday, advancing to the championship match of the U.S. Open.
