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Article: Sky's the limit for man-mountain Del Potro.(Sports)
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- Manila Bulletin
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- September 15, 2009
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NEW YORK, September 14, 2009 (AFP) - World number one Roger Federer had just lost his first Grand Slam final to someone other than second-ranked Rafael Nadal when he pondered the future of his conqueror, Juan Martin del Potro."Rafa, we've had some epic great ones over the years," Federer said. "Who knows? Maybe Del Potro is going to join that thing as well."That's the next goal for the 1.98m Argentine man-mountain after his stunning 3-6, 7-6 (7/5), 4-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 victory Monday over the Swiss superstar, snapping Federer's five-year US Open title run in his Grand Slam debut."I have many things to improve to be better," Del Potro said. "I would like to be top 4, top 3 ...