Overview
- Federer says the 2009 US Open final against Juan Martín del Potro is the match he should not have lost and would choose to play again.
- He recounts having a back issue during the warm-up and says he missed numerous chances in the five-set defeat.
- Del Potro prevailed 3-6, 7-6, 4-6, 7-6, 6-2 to claim his only Grand Slam title, ending Federer’s five-year title run at Flushing Meadows.
- Looking back at Wimbledon 2008, Federer says Rafael Nadal deserved to end his streak at the All England Club.
- Tennis World USA reports Federer has received notice of an International Tennis Hall of Fame induction next summer, a development not yet formally confirmed.