The Swiss, who for the first time in four years faced a Grand Slam but are not world number one status, was reunited with his best tennis at Flushing Meadows and overcame a lot of authority to Murray, a novice at the end of this caliber, by a clear 6-2, 7-5 and 6-2, in less than two hours party.
With this fifth title, Federer equals to other great legends of this tournament as Sampras and Connors and has become the first tennis player capable of winning five consecutive years, since we succeeded Bill Tilden 84 years ago.
After a year in which it had not achieved any of the big-had just won two tournaments as minors and Estoril-Halle, Federer not ruled on this occasion and joined his thirteenth Grand Slam title, which leaves him just one - Pete Sampras, who holds the record at 14 wins.
Murray, who had deployed a large tennis, was notified by the voracity of Federer, who jumped the track ready to pressure the Scots from the first ball game, for not allowing his rival to drop nerves by playing his first final a large.
This edition of the U.S. Open claimed two of its consented fallen into disgrace, Federer and American Serena Williams.
Both Coronado once again here when she beat in their respective end, Murray and serbia Jelena Jankovic.
The Swiss, for the first time in five years played the tournament as a second preclasificado (overtaken by Rafael Nadal), gained its fifth consecutive crown.
The lesser of Williams, sixth favorite, buried with a resounding 6-4 and 7-5's ambitions Jankovic (2) to win his first Grand Slam title.
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Federer makes history with fifth title in succession
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9/09/2008 |
Roger Federer found in the U.S. Open a balm for a season that was being aciaga since his triumph before the Scots Andy Murray lets you erase the difficulties of this year to achieve its fifth consecutive tournament in New York.
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