Archive: juan-martin-del-potro
The weekend before any grand slam is the players last chance to fine tune their games heading into the grueling 2 week test that is the Australian Open! I got a chance to watch Rafa practice this afternoon, its nice to see him back on the blue courts in Melbourne after not playing last year because of injury.
David Ferrer had won this title three years in a row. But he is really, really in a funk right now. It won't affect his ranking for the moment; he stays at #3. But, as our feature reveals, he is in real danger of falling to #4, or even #5, after the Australian Open.
Rarely, since the introduction of 32 seeds in Grand Slam events 13 years ago has the draw thrown up a confrontation with as much spice as Rafael Nadal’s Australian Open first round clash with home favorite Bernard Tomic.
Brains will go up against brawn in the final of the Apia International Sydney on Sunday, with Juan Martin del Potro facing Bernard Tomic. That description is more apt on court as the Argentine is more thoughtful off court than the Australian is...
Defending champion Bernard Tomic came into his Sydney quarterfinal with a 1-5 record against his foe, Alex Dolgopolov.
Juan Martin Del Potro, who won the 2009 US Open, had a heck of a time climbing back into the top 5 after wrist surgery took him out of major contention in 2010 and 2011, when he didn't feel up to speed yet.
For the second straight week, David Ferrer struggled, but at least he survived to keep his winning streak here alive.
Some players can play with just about any old frame. Other feel like their racquet is an extension of their body. That’s the case with Juan Martin Del Potro, who only has two Wilson frames left that he is currently using.
Click here to view the Seeds for the 2014 Australian Open.
Roger Federer , Rafael Nadal ,Novak Djokovic , Andy Murray, will they be the big four for 2014 ? We are studying the rankings. The singles today the doubles will be coming in any day.
Roger Federer may be insistent there are many more matches, extra trophies and perhaps another Grand Slam title or two left in his playing career.
Juan Reque, the former fitness trainer of Maria Sharapova, is setting up shop in San Diego. Juan Martin Del Potro has won Clarin’s Sportsman of the Year award in Argentina. . . Tennis Australia hasn't decided whether it will offer former world No. 4 Jelena Dokic a wild card into the Australian Open. . .
The sporting awards season is in full swing but Wimbledon champion Andy Murray has compromised his chances of winning the prestigious BBC Sports Personality of the Year award in his native Great Britain, held next Sunday, by deciding not to attend the ceremony and remain at his Miami training camp.
Juan Martin Del Potro may roll back his vow to skip Davis Cup for the second straight season, with the Argentine world No. 5 conceding that he might take a fresh look at the matter in time for the April quarter-finals.
2. Steve Darcis d. Rafael Nadal 7-6(4), 7-6(8), 6-4, Wimbledon 1st RD
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