{
  "id": 7318023,
  "title": "17 years later, Del Potro remains the last non-European Grand Slam winner",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/17-years-later-del-potro-remains-the-last-non-european-grand-slam",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-14T11:44:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tennis/top-stories/in-2009-juan-martin-del-potro-beat-roger-federer-to-win-the-us-open-for-argentina-17-years-later-he-remains-the-last-non-european-grand-slam-winner/articleshow/134239936.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "For more than fifteen years, men's Grand Slam tennis tournaments have seen a dominance from European champions. The last non-European victory was by Juan Martin del Potro in the 2009 US Open. With legends like Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic setting the standard, the trend continues with promising players such as Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner carrying the European torch forward.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Front Office Sports",
        "title": "Zverev Beats Shelton as American Men’s Grand Slam Drought Continues",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/zverev-beats-shelton-as-american-mens-grand-slam-drought-continues",
        "published": "2026-09-13T21:52:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "Grand Slam drought for U.S. men reaches 23rd year after Ben Shelton falls at U.S. Open",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/grand-slam-drought-for-u-s-men-reaches-23rd-year-after-ben-shelton",
        "published": "2026-09-14T02:42:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}