Requestion for sentence correction

[anupumh]

Thanks. I now understand 'younger than' should be used for a comparison. I aso had a question in the sentence in the later part on the usage of 'with' or 'in 'where you'll have provided the solution as 'in'.

This sentence is from an article which is an ode to Federer for his figthing spirit even when he lost tennis matches. Hence 'being a fighter' is a key phrase which should not be removed in this case.

Can you show me how I can add it to the sentence altered below by svatnik

Original Sentence
Eventhough Federer lost the US Open Final in September to Del Porto, a player eight years younger to him, being a fighter, he made sure he did his best in defending the title, carrying it to five sets in another close finish.


Modified Sentence given by svartnik
Even though Federer made sure he did his best to defend his title, he lost the US open final to Del Potro, a player eight years than him, in a close five sets.

Though Fedrer lost the US Open final to Del Porto, a player eight years younger than him, being a fighter, he ensured he did his best to defend his title by fighting it out till five sets.

[chrissen]

Though Fedrer lost the US Open final to Del Porto, a player eight years younger than him, being a fighter, he ensured he did his best to defend his title by fighting it out till sets.?

I think you meant

Though Fedrer lost the US Open final to Del Porto, a player eight years younger than him, being a fighter, he ensured he tried his best to defend his title by fighting it out till the end in a match of five sets.

[anupumh]

Though Fedrer lost the US Open final to Del Porto, a player eight years younger than him, being a fighter, he ensured he did his best to defend his title by fighting it out till sets.?

I think you meant

Though Fedrer lost the US Open final to Del Porto, a player eight years younger than him, being a fighter, he ensured he tried his best to defend his title by fighting it out till the end in a match of five sets.

Well yes that is what I meant, however "the end in a match of " is not needed..

[Soup]

Hello chrissen

Replace 'to' with 'than'. The rest is fine.

Even though Federer lost the US Open Final in September to Del Porto, a player eight years younger than him, being a fighter, he made sure he did his best in defending the title, carrying it to five sets with another close finish.

[Soup]

You have to be younger to get admission.

As you have provided us with an example of a context in which the phrase younger to is found, I should clarify for our readers that you've purposely confused the comparative younger than withthe phrase younger [in order] to get to make a tongue-n-cheek point.

In other words, younger to is not a phrase. The correct phrase is younger than.