Djokovic Dominates del Potro to Tie Sampras With 14 Majors

The men's U.S. Open ended somewhat predictably Sunday given how Novak Djokovic has been playing, with the Serb defeating Juan Martin del Potro 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-3 for his third crown in Flushing Meadow and 14th Grand Slam title overall.

Although I'm a Djokovic fan, I hoped the Argentine would come out on top this time around. (Does the world of tennis really need Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal or Djokovic to win another major?) Not only would it have made the game more interesting, it would have capped a remarkable story of perseverance given del Potro’s many years of injuries since winning his only Grand Slam title at the 2009 U.S. Open. 

Still, it was nice to see two great competitors go at it -- that eighth game in the second set was one for the ages and definitely felt like del Potro would have been back in the thick of things had he broken -- with no one repeatedly demanding an apology from the umpire. And there's definitely no shame in reaching your second Slam final, which will hopefully translate into more to come. But kudos to Djokovic for turning his game around this summer and winning his second major in a row. 

Now tell us more about the guy in the Let's Croc the Court T-shirt ...

and Juan Martin's hot beardy friend from Tandil!

P.S. Does anyone else find it depressing that Novak speaks English better than 80% of Americans?

Roger Federer Breaks Pete Sampras's Wimbledon Record

Predictably anticlimactic match between Marin Cilic and Roger Federer, which saw the Swiss legend capture his record eighth Wimbledon title and 19th major overall. (At this rate, he can tie Pete Sampras for ending the year at No . 1 the most times, the American's only remaining record.)

A lot has been written about the Croat's emotional moment during an injury timeout, to which I say losing must have been "killing" him.

Far more interesting was audience member Henry Cavill, who posted this selfie of his sexy 'stache.

Pete Sampras Makes Fun of Michael Chang

Wow, what a bitch. Peter Sampras tells Marion Bartoli that she hits a lot harder than Michael Chang! (Ouch.).And I love how clueless he is, talking about Bartoli like she's an up-and-coming junior! (Via The Daily Spin)

 

Roger Federer: Bjorn Again?

Wow, are we already at this point? I know we talk about Roger Federer possibly being the greatest tennis player of all time, but I just realized he's going for his fifth straight Wimbledon -- a record held by Bjorn Borg (1976-80), and a record I never thought would be broken. (Even Pete Sampras -- who won it a record seven times -- was only able to win three in a row.) Although Borg never won the U.S. Open, his six French (Sampras 0, Federer 0) and five Wimbledon titles put him in a class of his own.