Archive for category: Juan Martin del Potro
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Djokovic survives 4 matchpoints to beat Tsonga at Roland Garros, plays Federer in SFs
Novak Djokovic came back from the brink to defeat Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, saving four matchpoints on his way to an epic 6-1 5-7 5-7 7-6 (6) 6-1 victory in the quarterfinals of this year’s French Open. With this win, the Serbian set up a semifinal encounter against his big rival [...] -
Federer battles back to beat Del Potro and moves into French Open SFs
Roger Federer came back from two sets down to defeat the Argentine Juan Martin del Potro, winning 3-6 6-7 (4) 6-2 6-0 6-3 and bookig his place in the semifinals of the 2012 Roland Garros. Delpo managed to break Federer’s serve twice to take a 4-1 lead in the first [...] -
Del Potro victorious against Berdych in Paris, plays Federer in QFs
Argentine Juan Martin del Potro only needed one more set to win against Tomas Berdych in a match that started yesterday, but got suspended because of darkness. Del Potro managed to wrap it up today and eliminated the no.7 seed Czech, winning 7-6 (6) 1-6 6-3 7-5. The last meeting [...] -
Federer beats battling Goffin for a place in the QFs at Roland Garros
Roger Federer had to work hard for his quarterfinal slot at the 2012 French Open as the Belgian lucky loser David Goffin took him to four sets, the Swiss winning 5-7 7-5 6-2 6-4. World no.109 Goffin was playing his first ever Grand Slam, but he showed no signs of [...] -
Federer into last 16 in Paris after beating Mahut, Delpo also through
Roger Federer booked his place in the last 16 of this year’s French Open after overcoming Frenchman Nicolas Mahut 6-3 4-6 6-2 7-5. The Swiss former world no.1 dominated of the first set and in front of a jam packed Philippe Chartier stadium, he broke Mahut in the sixth game [...] -
Del Potro struggles but wins, Berdych cruises in Paris
Argentine Juan Martin del Potro had to fight hard for his place in the third round of this year’s French Open. The 2009 US Open winner came back from a set down to defeat Edouard Roger-Vasselin of France, winning 6-7 (5) 7-6 (3) 6-4 6-4. No.9 seed Del Potro, who [...] -
Del Potro and Tsonga into second round in Paris
5th seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and 9th seed Juan Martin del Potro won their first round matches at this year’s Roland Garros. Frenchman Tsonga came back from a set down to beat Russian qualifier Andrey Kuznetsov, winning 1-6 6-3 6-2 6-4. Tsonga said last week that no Frenchman could win this [...] -
French Open Powerhouses and Dark Horses
Rafael Nadal - After a 2011 clay court season slump, Rafael Nadal is back especially for revenge on Novak Djokovic. Rafa won on the clay in Rome and Barcelona, yet lost in the 4th round of the Madrid Masters to fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco. Despite the loss, Nadal still has [...] -
Del Potro ousts Youzhny, sets up match against Tsonga
Argentine Juan Martin del Potro joined Federer in the third round of the Rome Tennis Masters with a 6-4 6-2 win over Russia’s Mikhail Youzhny. 10th seeded Del Potro started the first set in the best possible way as he broke Youzhny in the opening game. Both players held their [...] -
Djokovic trashes Tomic in Rome and moves into third round
World no.1 Novak Djokovic cruised into the third round of the Rome Tennis Masters as he beat Australian Bernard Tomic 6-3 6-3. Djokovic, who didn’t manage to defend his Madrid Open title last week and was one of the top guys to complain about the surface change (a lot faster [...] -
Del Potro survives scare, beats Llodra in Rome
Argentine Juan Martin del Potro overcame a first round scare at the International BNL d’Italia Masters in Rome as he needed three sets on his way to victory over Frenchman Michael Llodra, winning 7-5 3-6 6-4. 10th seed Del Potro, who has been playing some high quality clay court tennis [...] -
Federer wins Madrid Open title, beats Berdych in final
Roger Federer won the Madrid Open title after beating Tomas Berdych 3-6 7-5 7-5 in Sunday’s final and matched Nadal’s record of 20 Master titles. With this win, the Swiss will move to the second spot in the rankings and overtake Nadal, who will drop to no.3. Federer is the [...] -
Federer reaches Madrid Open final, beats Tipsarevic
Former world no.1 and 16 time Grand Slam Champion Roger Federer set up a Madrid Open final encounter against Czech Berdych after defeating Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia 6-2 6-3 in today’s semifinal. The Swiss maestro played some flawless tennis in the first set, he managed to win every point after [...]
