Novak Djokovic defeated Juan Martin Del Potro 6-3 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 to win his third US Open title in New York.
The triumph didn’t come easy as Del Potro gave him a tough time on the court before the Serb overpowered the Argentine.
Djokovic, who climbed Mont Sainte-Victoire in the south of France with wife Jelena, added: “I strongly recommend you to climb it. Some great things will happen in your life.”
“We sat down and we just looked at the world from that perspective,” he said.
“I breathed in the new inspiration, new motivation. I thought of tennis, thought of the emotion that tennis provokes in me.
“It was all positives. I just felt like I had a new breath for this sport.
“The rest is history in terms of results. I played finals of Queen’s, won Wimbledon, won Cincinnati, and won US Open. I guess we’ll be hiking some more very soon.”
“You can win or lose a trophy but the love of the crowd is even bigger than the tournament and that’s what I got. It will be in my heart for the rest of my life,” Del Potro said.
Del Potro hailed the winner after losing in his first final since winning the Wimbledon Title in 2009.
“I was playing at my limit almost all the time, looking for winners,” he said. “But couldn’t make them because Novak was there almost every time.
“I took the risks with my forehand because it was the only way to beat this kind of player. My mistakes were because of his level.
“Novak is too fast. His defence is good. It is really difficult to beat a player like Novak.”