Novak Djokovic kisses the trophy after defeating Juan Martin del Potro in the U.S. Open final for his second Grand Slam title this year. (Adam Hunger/AP)Novak Djokovic authored a reminder Sunday at the U.S. Open: When it comes to Grand Slam tennis, he is not going anywhere. It was his 14th Grand Slam title, which ties him with his childhood hero Pete Sampras for third on the all-time major singles titles list behind Federer’s 20 and Nadal’s 17. There is a lot of significance of me being now shoulder to shoulder in terms of Grand Slam wins with him. Del Potro was appearing in the second Grand Slam final of his career nine years after reaching his first.

Source: Washington Post September 09, 2018 23:43 UTC