Juan Martin del Potro has done a bit of everything the past two weeks in Indian Wells. He's dominated in straight sets, imposing his lethal game on his opponents. The 2013 finalist has also had to fight, coming back from a set down in his fourth-round match against fellow Argentine Leonardo Mayer. Del Potro's quarter-final was more like the latter, but that was OK with the Argentine, who's been up for any task of late. The sixth seed, who's chasing his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title, won his ninth consecutive match on Friday afternoon, prevailing against German Philipp Kohlschreiber 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in two hours and eight minutes. “It wasn't an easy match as everybody saw. But I...
Watch highlights as Milos Raonic and Juan Martin del Potro reached the BNP Paribas Open semi-finals on Friday in Indian Wells. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Harry How/Getty Images
Juan Martin del Potro’s bid for a maiden ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title is fast gaining momentum. Since No. 2 seed Marin Cilic’s third-round departure, the Argentine sixth seed has emerged a clear favourite to advance to his first Masters 1000 final in four years as the highest-ranked player in the bottom half of the BNP Paribas Open draw. The 29-year-old is riding an eight-match winning streak heading into his quarter-final showdown with No. 31 seed Philipp Kohlschreiber. Del Potro – whose best result at Indian Wells was a runner-up showing in 2013 (l. to Nadal) – carries a 6-2 FedEx ATP Head2Head record into the clash, with Kohlschreiber the first German to reach the last eight in Indian...
It has been more than four years since Juan Martin del Potro competed in an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 final. But the sixth seed is looking more and more like the player to beat in the bottom half of the BNP Paribas Open draw. The 2013 Indian Wells finalist extended his win streak to eight on Wednesday evening in the Coachella Valley, advancing past compatriot Leonardo Mayer 3-6, 7-6(2), 6-3 in two hours and 30 minutes. [ALSO LIKE] Del Potro was down a break in the second set, but immediately broke back, and in the tie-break, he dominated. The Argentine finished with 28 winners to 23 unforced errors. Credit Mayer for playing to win against Del Potro. The World...
