Federer desperately wanted to finish his season on a high -- especially since his quest to add a 13th Grand Slam title in his collection had been thwarted until he arrived in New York.
"I would have been disappointed, losing today and having three finals and one semis in the Slams," he told reporters.
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"You feel like you missed an entire year, being so close but yet so far, because semis and finals don't help me a whole lot anymore in my career.
"It's all about the wins, and that's why this is huge. This is massive, and I'm very happy about this Grand Slam obviously. It's a different type of flavour, this one to me, no doubt."
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