Roger Federer's Nike US Open 2009 shoes. Roger Federer wore this type of shoes
during the Day Session at US Open 2009. Both shoes are personalized with the
"RF-Logo" and the US Open Trophy embroidered. Roger Federer reached his 21st
Grand Slam final at the US Open 2009 by defeating number four seed Novak
Djokovic for the third straight year. He triumphed 7–6(3), 7–5, 7–5, and in doing
so he reached match point by performing a between-the-legs passing shot, which
he later described as "...the greatest shot I ever hit in my life." Roger Federer
lost to Del Potro in the final, the score being 6–3, 6–7(5), 6–4, 6–7(4), 2–6. The
loss broke Federer's streak of forty consecutive wins at the US Open.