Battered Del Potro prepares for endurance test


By ToDavis
  • Tennis
  • Tuesday, 02 Jul 2013

Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina hides his face in his shirt after losing a point during his men's singles tennis match against Andreas Seppi of Italy at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, in London July 1, 2013. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett

LONDON (Reuters) - Juan Martin Del Potro's battered body muscled into the Wimbledon quarter-finals on Monday, but the Argentine has only two days to recover from troublesome injuries before facing the endurance man of tennis in David Ferrer.

The eighth-seed powerfully dispatched Italy's Andreas Seppi 6-4 7-6(2) 6-3, but his knee was heavily strapped following a nasty fall in his third-round match.

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