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open chaion, juan martin del potro. >> charlie: this year's u.s.pen tennis championship waeaching a crowing achievemt for rodger derer and was in new york marchg towa his 6th u.s. open. that expectation and tha dream was statered by 20-yearld 6-foot-6 challenger, juamartin del potr terdefeating rafael nadal straht sets on saturday he confirmed s skill and won the saga. heres match point. >> he's getti closer here in the second serve >> and o of the great upsets in u.s. open story. tennis has a new champion, 20-year-old juan martin del potro. >> charlie: hes the first argentine to win the u.s.open since guillermo llasnd pleased to have him here t talk out this trophy. >> thank you very muc >> charlie: what's mt surprising about this t you? >> everything. with the crown andmy mind and i was losing sce the first point and then i was fighti but losing the margin and it's difficult to play against roger but i of course i did everything perfect afterhe second set and i get the trop. >> charlie: how was the third set dierent from the first set in tms of your head and how you played? >> well ion th

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