DEL POTRO EDGES MULLER TO REACH VIENNA FINAL AGAIN

Written by: Staff on 20th October 2012

DEL POTRO EDGES MULLER TO REACH VIENNA FINAL AGAIN

epa03436712 Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina returns to German Daniel Brands during their match at the Erste Bank ATP tennis tournament in Vienna, Austria, 17. October 2012. EPA/HELMUT FOHRINGER |

Courtesy of ATP: http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2012/10/42/Vienna-Saturday-Del-Potro-Tipsarevic-In-SF-Action.aspx

Top seed Juan Martin del Potro reached advanced to the Erste Bank Open final for the second successive year on Saturday. In 2011, he lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

“The second final in a row is nice for me,” said del Potro. “I am getting better match-by-match, which means improvements in my game and to my confidence. I am very happy to play in the final again.”

The 24-year-old Argentinean beat Gilles Muller of Luxembourg 7-6(4), 7-6(5) in one hour and 51 minutes. It improved his chances of qualifying for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals next month. He started the week at No. 7 in the South African Airways ATP Rankings Race To London.

Del Potro improved to a 56-14 match record on the season, which includes two ATP World Tour titles at the Open 13 in Marseille (d Llodra) and the Estoril Open (d Gasquet).