Del Potro suffers injury fright beating Zemlja


  • Tennis
  • Sunday, 30 Jun 2013

Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina hits a return to Grega Zemlja of Slovenia in his men's singles tennis match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, in London June 29, 2013. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett

LONDON (Reuters) - Eighth seed Juan Martin Del Potro suffered an injury scare after moving into the last 16 at Wimbledon on Saturday with a straight sets win against Slovenia's Grega Zemlja.

Del Potro fell awkwardly chasing down a drop shot in the third set, receiving treatment and taking a medical timeout before wrapping up a 7-5 7-6(3) 6-0 win.

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