Former champion Del Potro passes tight first test


  • Tennis
  • Thursday, 29 Aug 2013

Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina celebrates defeating Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York August 28, 2013. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former champion Juan Martin del Potro outslugged a gritty Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in a contentious four-set match to reach the second round of the U.S. Open on Wednesday.

Argentine Del Potro, who won his only grand slam at Flushing Meadows in 2009, beat the 74th-ranked Spaniard 6-3 6-7(5) 6-4 7-6(7) on his fourth match point.

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