Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina cools off during his men's singles match against Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain at the Australian Open 2014 tennis tournament in Melbourne January 17, 2014. REUTERS/Jason Reed
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Juan Martin Del Potro arrived at the Australian Open tipped as the one player capable of ending the grand slam dominance of Rafa Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray but has become the first major male casualty.
The gentle giant was felled 4-6 6-3 5-7 6-4 7-5 in the second round by Spain's Roberto Bautista in the early hours of Friday morning.
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