Overview
- Federer said the defeat to Juan Martín del Potro was a match he "should not have lost" and that he would like to play it again.
- Del Potro won 3-6, 7-6, 4-6, 7-6, 6-2 to end Federer’s five‑title US Open run and secure his only Grand Slam title.
- Federer cited missed chances, a roughly 51% first‑serve rate and, as he recounted, back pain during warm‑up as factors in the loss.
- He entered the final 6-0 against del Potro and was two points from taking both the second and fourth sets before the match went to a decider.
- Reflecting on 2008, Federer said Nadal "deserved" the Wimbledon victory that stopped his five‑title streak, a five‑set epic that ended 6-4, 6-4, 6-7, 6-7, 9-7.