London: Juan Martin del Potro had to fight off a strong challenge from Belgium's Xavier Malisse before reaching the third round of the Queen's Club grass-court tournament with a 7-6 (5), 1-6, 7-5 victory on Tuesday.
The third-seeded Argentine had won just three matches in his previous two appearances at the pre-Wimbledon event and was playing his first tournament in more than a month since a respiratory illness kept him out of the French Open.
He edged the opening set but was then overwhelmed in the second and looked set for another early exit when he trailed by an early break in the third. But he rallied to level at 4-4 and then broke serve again at 6-5 to claim victory.
Earlier, Sam Querrey earned his 200th career singles victory by beating Aljaz Bedene of Slovenia 7-6 (11), 5-7, 7-6 (5) in a rain-interrupted match. The sixth-seeded American saved a match point in the third set before winning the second-round contest, which endured four rain delays and took more than five hours to complete....
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09:53 AM, Jun 12, 2013
Paris: Seventh-ranked Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina has pulled out of the upcoming French Open because of a respiratory virus. Del Potro said in a statement on Wednesday that he has not fully recovered and not fit to play. American players Brian Baker and Mardy Fish have also pulled out. Baker has not recovered from a right knee operation and Fish is unfit because of heart problems. They will...
10:32 PM, May 22, 2013
World number seven Juan Martin del Potro has withdrawn from next week's Madrid Open because of a viral infection, organisers said on Friday. The heavy-hitting Argentine reached the semi-finals last year before losing to Czech Tomas Berdych. "He has a virus and will not be fit to play," a statement on the tournament's website (www.madrid-open.com) said. "We wish him a fast recovery." Belgian David Goffin, who was in the qualifying...
07:21 PM, May 03, 2013
Monte Carlo: A string of errors put world number two Andy Murray out of the Monte Carlo Masters on Thursday when he lost 6-1 6-2 to Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka in the third round. Fourth seed Tomas Berdych and Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro, seeded five, were also beaten at the first big claycourt event of the season, while Rafael Nadal calmly continued his bid for a ninth consecutive crown with...
11:38 PM, Apr 18, 2013
Monte Carlo: Fifth-seeded Juan Martin del Potro, sixth-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and No. 7 Richard Gasquet all advanced to the third round of the Monte Carlo Masters on Tuesday. Tsonga beat Russian veteran Nikolay Davydenko 7-6 (3), 6-2, while Gasquet had a little more trouble overcoming Benoit Paire 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 and Del Potro was pushed even further as he struggled past Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine 1-6, 6-4, 6-3. Del Potro,...
01:00 AM, Apr 17, 2013
Seventh-ranked Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina has been given a wild card into the Monte Carlo Masters this month. ...
11:28 PM, Apr 02, 2013
In a rain-interrupted match, Tobias Kamke beat Del Potro 7-6 (5), 6-1 to move to the third round. ...
09:24 AM, Mar 23, 2013
Indian Wells runner-up Juan Martin del Potro believes Britain's Andy Murray can become world tennis number one this year. ...
07:00 PM, Mar 19, 2013
The Spaniard has won three tournaments, including two on his favorite clay surface, and has been runner-up in another after missing seven months. ...
11:03 PM, Mar 18, 2013
Nadal won his third title in just four events since making his long-awaited return after seven months out with an injured left knee. ...
01:01 PM, Mar 18, 2013
Rafael Nadal defeated del Potro 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, in the BNP Paribas Open final on Sunday. ...
09:25 AM, Mar 18, 2013
Del Potro defeated Djokovic 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 and Nadal rallied to beat Berdych 6-4, 7-5 for spots in BNP Paribas Open final. ...
06:35 AM, Mar 17, 2013
7th seeded Del Potro will next face Novak Djokovic, who was barely tested as he demolished Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. ...
07:42 AM, Mar 16, 2013
Del Potro seaid, he and a few others like Berdych, Tsonga and Ferrer are trying to get into that group but it's not easy. ...
07:29 AM, Mar 15, 2013
The 11-time Grand Slam champion wasn't too worried about playing on a hard court against Juan Martin del Potro at Madison Square Garden. ...
10:07 AM, Mar 05, 2013
Djokovic has reached the final of the Dubai Championships, storming past fourth-seeded Juan Martin del Potro 6-3, 7-6 (4). ...
08:52 PM, Mar 01, 2013
The world's leading two players were joined in the last four by Czech Tomas Berdych and Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina. ...
08:29 AM, Mar 01, 2013
Devvarman, who pulled off a fine win against Russian Igor Kunitsyn in the first round, lost 6-4, 6-4 against the formidable world No.7. ...
08:10 PM, Feb 27, 2013
The 2009 US Open winner won 7-6 (2), 6-3. Benneteau, who beat No. 2-ranked Roger Federer in the quarterfinals, is now 0-8 in ATP finals. ...
09:30 PM, Feb 17, 2013
Del Potro reached his second straight final at the ABN AMRO on Saturday by beating rising Bulgarian star Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 6-4. ...
09:09 PM, Feb 16, 2013
