Juan Martin Del Potro's surpising 3-6, 7-6, 4-6, 7-6, 6-2 victory over Roger Federer in the US Open final was a great achievement and a great moment for tennis. Del Potro showed so much resilience in the match as there were numerous instances where things looked bleak for him and he could have gone down quietly. Yet he hung in there, pulled out the 2nd and 4th sets in tiebreakers and then got ahead early in the 5th set on his way to capturing the title by winning the 5th set 6-2. It was refreshing to see a fresh face win a grand slam, as either Federer or Nadal had won 17 of the previous 18 grand slam titles. Del Potro is only 20 years old so he should have plenty of chances in the coming years to contend for more grand slam titles. The US Open final was an exciting finish to a great season of grand slam tennis. We will now have to wait a little over 4 months for the next grand slam to begin, the 2010 Australian Open. Looking back on this past year's grand slams, here is a look at the top 25 players this season in terms of their grand slam results:
1. Federer - 2 championships, 2 runner-ups
2. Del Potro - 1 championship, 1 semifinal, 1 quarterfinal, 1 2nd round
3. Nadal - 1 championship, 1 semifinal, 1 4th round, (1 DNP)
4. Roddick - 1 runner-up, 1 semifinal, 1 4th round, 1 3rd round
5. Djokovic - 1 semifinal, 2 quarterfinals, 1 3rd round
6. Murray - 1 semifinal, 1 quarterfinal, 2 4th rounds
6. Verdasco - 1 semifinal, 1 quarterfinal, 2 4th rounds
8. Soderling - 1 runner-up, 1 quarterfinal, 1 4th round, 1 2nd round
9. Gonzalez - 1 semifinal, 1 quarterfinal, 1 4th round, 1 3rd round
10. Haas - 1 semifinal, 1 4th round, 2 3rd rounds
11. Robredo - 1 quarterfinal, 2 4th rounds, 1 3rd round
11. Cilic - 1 quarterfinal, 2 4th rounds, 1 3rd round
11. Tsonga - 1 quarterfinal, 2 4th rounds, 1 3rd round
14. Simon - 1 quarterfinal, 1 4th round, 2 3rd rounds
15. Monfils - 1 quarterfinal, 2 4th rounds, (1 DNP)
16. Davydenko - 1 quarterfinal, 1 4th round, 1 3rd round (1 DNP)
17. Ferrero - 1 quarterfinal, 1 4th round, 1 2nd round, 1 1st round
18. Hewitt - 1 quarterfinal, 2 3rd rounds, 1 1st round
19. Stepanek - 2 4th rounds, 2 3rd rounds
20. Berdych - 2 4th rounds, 1 3rd round, 1 1st round
21. Kohlschreiber - 1 4th round, 2 3rd rounds, 1 2nd round
22. Almagro - 4 3rd rounds
23. Wawrinka - 1 4th round, 2 3rd rounds, 1 1st round
24. Andreev - 1 4th round, 2 3rd rounds, 1 1st round
25. Karlovic - 1 quarterfinal, 1 2nd round, 2 1st rounds
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