Del Potro powers past Cilic to set up Rafa clash


  • Tennis
  • Thursday, 07 Jun 2018

Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 7, 2018 Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro celebrates after winning his quarter final match against Croatia's Marin Cilic REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

PARIS (Reuters) - Argentina's Juan Martin Del Potro felled Marin Cilic in a French Open clash of the titans, winning 7-6(5) 5-7 6-3 7-5 on Thursday, and will now aim his heavy artillery at 10-times champion Rafael Nadal in the semi-finals.

Del Potro has looked one of the biggest threats to Nadal's domination this year, with his pulverising forehand dismantling everyone in his path on the Parisian clay.

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