Tallest Grand Slam title winner
The tallest player to win a Grand Slam title was Juan Martín del Potro at the 2009 US Open at 6'6. At 20 years old, Potro accomplished something no one besides three of the greatest tennis players, Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic, had done in the last four years and for the next three years at the time: win a Grand Slam singles title.
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15 of Juan Martin del Potro’s most incredible achievements
He was the first player to beat Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer at a Grand Slam. He beat Nadal in the semifinals, 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 and then Federer in the final, 3-6, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2. Djokovic is the only other player to achieve the feat, at the 2011 US Open.
Tennis
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Tall players short-circuit on the PGA
But then there's the world of golf. History shows that golf is not a tall man's game. No one taller than I am has ever won a PGA event. I found that kind of surprising, so I tried to find out why.
Desert Sun
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How Del Potro Did It: Blow-By-Blow Analysis
But soon after the Swiss hit his 11th double fault to go down a third match point and del Potro moved in for the kill - his first win in seven career meetings with Federer.
ATP Tour
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Juan Martín del Potro shocks Roger Federer to win US Open title
The 20-year-old Del Potro had been struck dumb by nerves in the early stages but, from somewhere deep within, he found a performance of immense courage and class to claim his first grand slam title and deny Federer what would have been a 16th major crown and his third of the year.
The Guardian
