The big hard-hitting Argentine metronome Juan Martin Del Potro is back in the limelight with a 3rd round encounter with Novak Djokovic at Roland Garros.
Del Potro came out of nowhere and won the 2009 US open. OK, no one really comes out of "nowhere" to win a big sports event - there is years, even decades of hard work behind it. What I mean is that he was a relative unknown when he won the US open a couple of years ago.
What took my breath away when I watched him in late 2009 was the consistency of Del Potro's hitting. He hits the ball extremely hard and low over the net, yet was very consistent. After that huge win, he slowly faded away due to injuries. I watched him play Djokovic at Roland Garros in an unfinished match yesterday - Juan appeared to be coming back to his best. The match was tied at one-set all, to be resumed today. What a mouth-watering battle this is, early in the draw. I think Del Potro could cause a huge upset today in the three set shootout that remains.
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Watched the rest of the match yesterday - Djokovic just killed JM Del Potro. The Serb is just playing the best tennis of his life and appears unstoppable
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