Del Potro sinks Murray in five-hour epic to give Argentina 1-0 lead


  • Tennis
  • Saturday, 17 Sep 2016

Britain Tennis - Great Britain v Argentina - Davis Cup Semi Final - Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland - 16/9/16 Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro celebrates after winning his match against Great Britain's Andy Murray Action Images via Reuters / Andrew Boyers

GLASGOW (Reuters) - Juan Martin del Potro delivered a huge blow to Britain's hopes of retaining the Davis Cup when he beat Andy Murray 6-4 5-7 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4 in a five-hour thriller as Argentina grabbed a 2-0 lead in their world group semi-final on Friday.

World number two and Wimbledon champion Murray looked poised to chalk up his 30th victory in 32 Davis Cup matches when he led by two sets to one against the man he beat in last month's Rio Olympics singles final.

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