Novak Djokovic wins 3rd U.S. Open title

Novak Djokovic.
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Novak Djokovic defeated Juan Martin del Potro on Sunday to win the U.S. Open in New York.

The score was 6-3, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3. This is the third time Djokovic has won the title, and each year he's been victorious — 2011, 2015, and 2018 — he also won Wimbledon earlier in the summer.

Djokovic now has 14 Grand Slam trophies, tying for third place with Pete Sampras; Roger Federer has 20 and Rafael Nadal has 17. Del Potro won the U.S. Open nine years ago, his sole Grand Slam title.

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Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.