Juan Martin del Potro and Pablo Carreno Busta take in the beautiful views from up high after jumping behind the wheel of a Peugeot to tackle the dirt tracks of the Malveira da Serra in Cascais. Video courtesy Millennium Open Estoril
Juan Martin del Potro was nearly perfect during his clay-court season debut on Tuesday. The fifth seed struck eight aces and saved the lone break point faced to beat Japan's Yuichi Sugita 6-1, 6-3 at the Millennium Estoril Open. Del Potro, a two-time champion of the Portugal Open (2011, 2012), which preceded the Millennium Estoril Open, extended his Portugal win streak to 10 matches and has now won 19 consecutive sets. Sugita came in at a career-high No. 73 in the Emirates ATP Rankings after beating Estoril No. 1 seed Pablo Carreno Busta last week to reach the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell quarter-finals. “I feel better than I thought before the match,” said del Potro. “I think I played a...
Watch highlights as Juan Martin del Potro makes a winning return on clay, while new father Nicolas Almagro and qualifier Bjorn Fratangelo claim first-round wins Tuesday in Estoril. Video courtesy Millennium Estoril Open
It might sound off at first, but Juan Martin del Potro is feeling at home this week as he returns to Portugal for an ATP World Tour event for the fourth time. Del Potro, who hails from Tandil, Argentina, said Estoril, the host site of this week's Millennium Estoril Open, reminds him of his hometown in eastern Argentina. “I feel like I’m at home,” del Potro said. “I’m enjoying being in Portugal a lot.” The 28-year-old del Potro has certainly played like a man comfortable in his environment during his three trips to Portugal. Del Potro has gone 10-1, a stretch that includes two titles (2011, 2012). He has won nine consecutive matches and 17 straight sets in the European...
Roger Federer plays a little target practice against Juan Martin del Potro during their third-round match at the Miami Open presented by Itau. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
