At first glance it is a rivalry that reads heavily in Novak Djokovic’s favour, but a closer inspection of the Serbian’s encounters with Juan Martin del Potro reveals a very different state of affairs. For nearly a decade the two have waged a string of epic battles and after their respective second-round triumphs at the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday, they will lock horns for a 17th time this week. Djokovic leads the FedEx ATP Head2Head series 12-4, but five of their past six matches have gone the distance. The only match in those six that hasn’t was del Potro’s narrow 7-6(4), 7-6(2) shock win in the first round of last year’s Rio Olympic Games. It was a victory the...
Five-time former champion Novak Djokovic came through a tough test against Kyle Edmund on Sunday to advance to a BNP Paribas Open third-round clash against Juan Martin del Potro. Edmund served for the second set at 5-3, but could not close it out as Djokovic fought back with a break in the ninth game and sealed the 6-4, 7-6(5) victory in the ensuing tie-break after one hour and 51 minutes. It was the closest the 22-year-old Edmund has come to taking a set off Djokovic in three meetings with the World No. 2. The 29-year-old Djokovic improved to a 48-6 mark at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, where he has lifted the trophy the past three years. "I think I...
Watch Hot Shot as Juan Martin del Potro scrambles to pull off an outrageous tweener lob against countryman Federico Delbonis at the BNP Paribas Open. Watch live matches at tennistv.com. Photo: Getty Images
Juan Martin del Potro wins the match, but there is a great moment of sportsmanship with Frances Tiafoe on Tuesday at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel. Watch what happened... Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Photo: Abierto Mexicano
