He capped a year of milestones by getting married and becoming the father of twins.
“I think this is easy to get over just because I’ve had the most amazing summer,” he said. “I tried everything, you know. Didn’t work. I missed chances. He played well and in the end it was a tough fifth set. It’s acceptable. But life goes on. No problem.”
Life should change now for del Potro, who joins Guillermo Vilas as the second Argentine to win the Open. Vilas, the 1977 champion, was on hand to watch his countryman, who will move up to No. 5 in the rankings and now has signature wins under his belt.
About an hour after the match, Del Potro conceded he hadn’t processed the whole achievement, did not know what to do with the car he was given, the trophy he kissed, the US$1.85 million he won.
“Maybe cheesecake for my birthday,” he said.
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