Before the Masters event in Miami this year, Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro was 0-12 against the "Big 4". Since then, he has scored three straight victories over Rafael Nadal (including the US Open semifinal blow-out) and beat Federer for the first time, at the US Open men's final for his first Grand Slam title.
Del Potro ends the five-year dominance of Europe in men's Grand Slam tennis: the last non-European to win a major is coincidentally, another Argentine in Gaston Gaudio, who won the French Open in 2004.
Del Potro earns 2000 ranking points from his US Open triumph, and has reclaimed the #5 ranking. He can crack the Top 4 if he puts up a solid performance in the indoor hardcourt season, especially if he wins his first career Masters title.
Congratulations, Juan Martin!
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Here are the "Big 5" Ranking Points breakdown. Nadal is back at #2, while #5 Del Potro only trails #4 Djokovic by 655 points.
http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tOE6gDKEk7xwWhaJB4GGDPg&output=html
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