Published 9/8/2008
at FOXSports.com News for TENNIS
Back at his best, back at the top, Roger Federer beat Andy Murray 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 Monday to win his fifth consecutive U.S. Open championship and 13th Grand Slam title overall.
Federer is the first man since Bill Tilden in the 1920s to win the tournament that many times in a row. He also moved within one major championship of tying Pete Sampras' career record of 14.
The victory might have come as a bit of a relief to Federer, who has struggled during a lackluster-only-for-him season.
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