U.S Open 2015 Results: Novak Djokovic defeats Roger Federer

Every time Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer get together it’s a classic, and their matchup at the U.S. Open was no exception

For the third time this year, Novak Djokovic is a Grand Slam champion, as he claimed the top prize at the U.S. Open in a showdown against Roger Federer that felt like something straight out of Seven Days of Hell. It was a marathon between the two tennis titans that ended after three hours of beautiful back and forth play that mesmerized all who watched it.

That sounds like trying to over romanticize things, but if you don’t feel this was anything but a masterpiece of a match then you clearly weren’t watching it.

Djokovic lost just one set against Federer, but the sets themselves were epic ballads that were never one-sided or dominated by one player or the other. Federer’s sole winning set was the second set, which he took 5-7. The other sets were taken by Djokovic who won each of them 6-4.

It’s the third Grand Slam title of the year for the World No. 1 player, and his 10th Grand Slam title of his career. There’s no doubting the talents of either men who stepped on the court tonight in Queens, but there’s also no doubting the fact that Djokivic is the single greatest tennis player alive right now.

Federer clearly isn’t done being a force, and his rivalry with Djokovic is always going to be turn in entertaining performances. But he’s taken a backseat to his victor and you have to wonder how many of these bouts we will have in our future.

Hopefully there’s plenty more, as we could use a master match like what we saw tonight more often than we end up seeing.

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By Josh Hill | Sep 13, 2015

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