Juan Martin del Potro earned his revenge after six losses this season to hometown hero Roger Federer when he won the Swiss Indoors title, 6-4, 6-7 (5/7), 7-6 (7/3) yesterday
The upset victory over the top seed in two and three-quarter hours denied World No1 Federer a sixth title from the last seven editions at the St Jakobshalle and kept him from the 77th of his career.
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Del Potro last beat the Swiss star in 2009 when he captured the US Open at Federer’s expense as well as posting a victory in the year-end final two months later. Del Potro won the 13th trophy of his career and improved to 62-14 on the season. “This is a dream win for me,” said Del Potro.