Juan Martin del Potro has extended his dominant unbeaten record against Dominic Thiem with a quarter-final victory over the No. 3 seed in the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC in Acapulco on Thursday night. In the fourth FedEx ATP Head2Head clash between the two Top 10 opponents, del Potro brought down the 2016 champion 6-2, 7-6(7). In their most recent encounter leading in, del Potro had claimed an epic five-set upset of the Austrian in the fourth round of last season’s US Open, where he saved a pair of match points in the process. While it was the Argentine who played Comeback King in that clash, on Thursday, it appeared as though Thiem was about to return the favour....
Juan Martin del Potro levels the FedExATP Head2Head series with David Ferrer at 6-6 in the second round in Acapulco. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Juan Martin del Potro arrived in a cheerful mood, even if he was a little out of his comfort zone. The Argentine, more at ease on the court than in the stands, took his place in a box suite at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel, where the sixth seed is set to play his second-round match against David Ferrer on Wednesday. From his vantage point, del Potro could view the practice matches taking place down below. The likes of past winners Rafael Nadal, Carlos Moya, David Ferrer and Sam Querrey were on court. The Pacific Ocean was also in sight. The view of Acapulco was captivating, but del Potro still made time to answer media questions, including those from ATPWorldTour.com. How...
Juan Martin del Potro sped through his first-round match at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel on Tuesday. The sixth seed needed only 62 minutes to beat Germany's Mischa Zverev 6-1, 6-2. Del Potro broke the serve-and-volleying Zverev six times out of 11 opportunities. Del Potro also won 55 per cent of his second-serve points (11/20). The Argentine will next face Spain's David Ferrer. #NextGenATP Canadian Denis Shapovalov picked up more momentum, beating former World No. 4 Kei Nishikori, who's on the comeback from wrist surgery, 6-7(3), 6-3, 6-1. Shapovalov reached his second ATP World Tour semi-final last week at the Delray Beach Open (l. to eventual champion #NextGenATP American Tiafoe). “I just kept fighting. I got my break, and the momentum...