Argentina's Juan Martin Del Potro reaches for a shot during his quarter-final match against Kazakhstan's Mikhail Kukushkin at the Sydney International tennis tournament at Sydney Olympic Park January 15, 2015. REUTERS/Rick Stevens
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Former U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro's comeback from a lengthy injury layoff was cut short by Kazakhstan qualifier Mikhail Kukushkin in the quarter-finals of the Sydney international on Thursday.
The towering Argentine has been out for 10 months after undergoing surgery to fix a left wrist issue and went down 7-6(5) 7-6(3) to Kukushkin, ranked 66th in the world.
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