NEW YORK, Sept. 10 -- Former world No. 1 Novak Djokovic from Serbia beat third seed Juan Martin del Potro from Argentina in straight sets to claim his third US Open title here on Sunday night.

Djokovic, the sixth seed, overcame the Argentine big artillery 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-3 in three hours and 15 minutes.

This is Djokovic's second straight Grand Slam singles title this season following his triumph at Wimbledon and also his 14th overall, which ties American legend Pete Sampras for third all-time, trailing only Roger Federer's 20 and Rafael Nadal's 17.

"I want to say Pete, I love you, you're my idol," said Djokovic of Sampras after winning the final.

"Sampras is one of the biggest legends ever to play the game," Djokovic added. "He was someone I was looking up to. The first actually thing I saw related to tennis on the TV was his first or second Wimbledon championship. That inspired me to start playing tennis.

"There is a lot of significance of me being now shoulder to shoulder in terms of Grand Slam wins with him. It's truly incredible when you think about it. I watched him win one of his first Wimbledon championships, and I grew up playing and thinking that one day I'll be able to do what he does. To actually be here, it's a dream come true."

The Serb had a hard time last season when he was sidelined by the elbow injury for half a year. He decided to have a surgery on his elbow earlier this season, but had to fight before reaching top of his usual game.

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