Juan Martin del Potro maintained his record of always reaching the second round of The Championships on Tuesday when he beat #NextGenATP Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(2), 6-4 in three hours and three minutes. The No. 29 seed from Argentina, who reached the 2013 semi-finals (l. to Djokovic) and is making his eighth appearance at the All England Club, will next challenge Ernests Gulbis, who committed just 19 unforced errors and saved all six break points he faced in beating Victor Estrella Burgos 6-1, 6-1, 6-2 in 88 minutes. Del Potro, who was contesting his 50th grass-court match of his career (35-15), opened up a 3-0 lead in the first set and appeared to be in control of Kokkinakis,...
It seems as if this edition of Wimbledon has been thrown into a time machine and sent back nearly a decade ago. Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are the Top 4 seeds on the grass of the All England Club and are poised to turn back the clock once again. Juan Martin del Potro, one of the three other Grand Slam champions in the draw (also Cilic and Wawrinka), played prognosticator ahead of The Championships. Del Potro assessed the chances of the Big Four, admiring their domination of the tournament since 2003. "They have returned to be the Fantastic Four, as they have been throughout their careers," said Del Potro, who is gradually continuing his comeback...
Juan Martin del Potro, the popular No. 29 seed, showed great compassion as his Spanish opponent Nicolas Almagro retired due to a left knee injury after 90 minutes of play on Thursday at Roland Garros. With the match level at one set-all, Del Potro served at 1-1 in the second set, but Almagro did not return the serve and collapsed in agony behind the baseline. Del Potro raced over to console Almagro, who has suffered a number of injuries in recent years, and walked him to his courtside chair. "I don't feel good enough after this sad situation," said del Potro. "I wish a good recovery to Nico. Hopefully he can feel better very, very soon, because he's a great...
Juan Martin del Potro made a winning return on his first appearance at Roland Garros in five years on Tuesday. The popular No. 29 seed hit 33 winners, including 13 aces, past fellow Argentine Guido Pella in a 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 victory. “It's never easy when you have to play a friend, a guy like Guido... We have a great relationship... Of course I would like to play another player, for sure, but that's the draw. I got lucky because I played a very good match today,” del Potro said. “[Roland Garros] is an amazing tournament for Argentinian people, and I love to be playing this tournament again after five years.” We ️ you too, @delpotrojuan.#RG17 pic.twitter.com/6NjqeCXMln — Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros)...
