Federer Wins Eighth Basel Crown
BASEL, October 29, 2017 Roger Federer came from a set down to earn his eighth Swiss Indoors trophy in his 13th appearance in the final. The top seed in Basel fought past Juan Martin del Potro 6-7, 6-4, 6-3 on […]
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Del Potro Beats Dimitrov To Defend Stockholm Open Title
STOCKHOLM, October 22, 2017 Fourth seed Juan Martin del Potro defended his Intrum Stockholm Open title, defeating top seed and 2013 champion Grigor Dimitrov in Sunday’s final 6-4, 6-2. The 29-year-old from Argentina saved all of the four break points he faced, converting […]
Final Four Locked In At Stockholm Open
STOCKHOLM, October 20, 2017 Top seed Grigor Dimitrov headlined Friday’s quarterfinal action at the Intrum Strockholm Open with a 6-3, 6-4 win over fifth favourite Mischa Zverev from Germany. The 26-year-old Bulgarian, who is still No. 6 in the Emirates ATP […]
Del Potro, Kvitova Earn US Open Sportmanship Award
USTA Press Release, September 8, 2017 The USTA announced on Thursday that Juan Martin del Potro and Petra Kvitova have been awarded the sixth annual US Open Sportsmanship Awards, presented to the professional tennis players who best demonstrate excellence in sportsmanship throughout the US […]
Del Potro Played To Win Against Federer – And He Won With His Heart
WASHINGTON, September 8, 2017 (by Michael Dickens) The Roger Federer-Rafael Nadal rivalry is one of longest and most storied in professional tennis. But, in an almost cruel sense of irony, Federer and Nadal have never faced each other in the U.S. Open. […]
Del Potro Powers Past Federer On His “Home Court”
NEW YORK, September 7, 2017 Eight years and four wrist surgeries since ending Roger Federer’s 40-match US Open win streak, Juan Martin del Potro returned to Arthur Ashe Stadium for a rematch. The 28-year-old Argentine repeated his 2009 final victory, […]
The Fighting Spirit And Gentle Heart Of Del Potro Keeps His U.S. Open Hopes Alive
NEW YORK, September 5, 2017 (by Michael Dickens) Juan Martin del Potro came back from two sets down – highlighted by two saved match points in the fourth set – and won his Round of 16 match over World No. 8 Dominic Thiem, 1-6, […]
Del Potro Sets Thiem Clash
NEW YORK, September 3, 2017 Rafael Nadal booked his place in the fourth round of the US Open on Saturday afternoon. The 31-year-old Spaniard overcame Argentine lucky loser Leonardo Mayer 6-7, 6-3, 6-1, 6-4 with the roof closed on Arthur Ashe Stadium. Nadal had […]
Win Or Lose, Del Potro Loves What He Does and That’s Playing Tennis
WASHINGTON, August 10, 2017 (by Michael Dickens) Juan Martin Del Potro enjoys competing against all of the top-ranked players in the tennis world. Sometimes, though, there are lessons learned from playing against qualifiers, too. On Wednesday afternoon, in the second round of the […]
Del Potro Gets Grass Campaign Underway At The Boodles
STOKE PARK, June 29, 2017 Juan Martin Del Potro headlined the winners on Wednesday’s grass court action at The Boodles. Returning to Stoke Park for the second straight year, the 28-year-old Argentine, who will be seeded 30th at Wimbledon, appeared to […]
