Undoubtedly the match to look out for on wednesday is that between tournament favourite roger federer and another former us open champion in juan martin del potro. Vasek pospisil denis shapovalov vasek pospisil denis shapovalov. Juan martin del potro vs roger federer head 2 head atp. Federer destroyed the belgian david goffin in straight sets 61, 62. Is it too late for a rivalry between roger federer and. Roger federer juan martin del potro, semifinal 2009.
Open, defeating roger federer in a glorious fiveset final, del potro was poised to take over the tennis world. Federer answered with a backhand that hit del potro at the net and then gained his third. Sport tennis juan martin del potro shocks roger federer at indian wells to inflict world no 1s first defeat of 2018. Oct 30, 2017 home favourite roger federer claimed his eighth swiss indoors title on sunday with a 67 57, 64, 63 final defeat of juan martin del potro.
Juan martin del potro shocks roger federer at indian wells to. Sep 07, 2017 roger federer and juan martin del potro have split the first two sets of their u. Juan martin del potros presence on court for his semifinals match against roger federer in the second shanghai semifinal match was. Roger was there playing highlevel tennis for two and a half hours, said del potro. Del potro is ahead 75, 36, 76 8 as they head to the fourth set. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. Federer del potro 2009 us open stock pictures, royaltyfree. Sport tennis roger federer beaten by juan martin del potro in us open quarterfinals to dash hopes of rafael nadal showdown. New york roger federer and juan martin del potro will renew acquaintances in a us open quarterfinal match on wednesday, but their paths to this round could not have been more different. Mar 23, 2018 juan martin del potro taunts roger federer ahead of miami open.
Year winner tournament round score 2007 federer wimbledon r64 62 75 61 2007 federer basel r16 61 64 2008. Juan martin del potro shocks roger federer at indian wells to inflict. Serving at 25, 1540, federer was able to save a pair of championship points. Sep 04, 2017 juan martin del potro pulled off one of the great us open comebacks against dominic thiem on monday night.
Roger federer returns a ball hit by juan martin del potro at the miami open on key biscayne, fla. The coronavirus pandemic has brought sport to a standstill around the world, with many broadcasters opting to show classic matches from the past. He was the first to defeat both federer and nadal during the same major and was the only. Federer broke for 31 in the decider and five games later. Sep 05, 2017 juan martin del potro s miraculous comeback monday against dominic thiem will go down as a u. Mar 19, 2018 sport tennis juan martin del potro shocks roger federer at indian wells to inflict world no 1s first defeat of 2018. Federer beats del potro in hometown swiss indoors final 67. Do roger federer and juan martin del potro hate each other. Sep 07, 2017 sport tennis roger federer beaten by juan martin del potro in us open quarterfinals to dash hopes of rafael nadal showdown. Swiss indoors final highlights roger federer beat juan martin del potro in an epic swiss indoors final. Juan martin del potro took roger federer s swiss indoors title on sunday, beating the hometown favorite 64, 67 5, 76 3 in the final. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Federer beats del potro in swiss indoors final nbc sports.
Del potro saved the first but returned long as federer wrapped up victory after two and a half hours of play. Federer made a break early in the second set and was untouchable on serve to take it 63 and even the match. And ahead of the tie, del potro has talked down his chances of beating the world no 1 who is currently on a. Sep 07, 2017 del potro looked determined to repeat the dose while taking the first set.
Two points from victory against inexperienced, unhe. Roger federer displayed some rare flashes of temper as he battled past argentinas juan martin del potro 675 64 63 for an eighth swiss indoors title in front of a partisan basel crowd on sunday. Juan martin del potro overcame a slow start to defeat nicolas jarry in round one. Disable adblock or download sk app for an adfree experience. Del potro sprinted out to a threegamestonone lead and never looked back. Del potro returned to competition after a fourmonth absence at the delray beach open last week but, with his knee heavily strapped, looked unable to move around freely and lost in the quarterfinals to american mackenzie mcdonald. Federer answered with a backhand that hit del potro at the net and then gained his. Federer went on to win two other master series tournaments. However, wrist problems developed and del potro endured three surgeries over fifteen months. Juan martin del potro lucas born 23 september 1988, nicknamed delpo is an argentine. A service winner pushed federer 30 in front, serving well in the remaining games to wrap up the opener with an unreturned serve in game nine despite three straight holds at love for del potro.
Federer extended his unbeaten run at flushing meadows to 40 matches with a 76 73 75 75 win. Del potro wins epic, federer wins easily to set up quarterfinal showdown at us open. Basel, switzerland roger federer displayed some rare flashes of temper as he battled past argentinas juan martin del potro 675, 64, 63 for an eighth swiss indoors title in front of a partisan basel crowd on sunday. See todays front and back pages, download the newspaper, order back issues and use the historic daily express newspaper archive. Del potro still nervous watching us open final win. Roger federer and juan martin del potro advanced to the swiss indoors tennis final, setting up a rematch of their epic semifinal at the london olympics. Tennis replays watch full replays of atp tennis matches. Shanghai roger federer had to overcome a secondset stutter.
Juan martin del potro was still nervous as he watched a replay of his us. Its always a pleasure for me, the topseeded del potro said, referring to. Juan martin del potro upends roger federer and disrupts an. Del potro s incredible recovery from two sets down to beat dominic thiem in the last round was the best. Plus tennis tv is also available to stream tennis on your tv on apple tv. Roger federer displayed some rare flashes of temper as he battled past argentinas juan martin del potro 675 64 63 for an eighth swiss indoors. Add to my channel rafael nadal juan martin del potro. A clearly ill del potro struggled during the first two sets, dropping them 61, 62. Federer beats del potro for 8th basel title 2017 youtube. The gentle giant by sebastian torok, for sale and download. Mar 19, 2018 former us open champion juan martin del potro stunned topranked roger federer 64, 67 810, 76 72 on sunday to win his first indian wells title and second consecutive atp crown.
Oct 30, 2017 just click on the icons to get to the download page. Juan martin del potro ended roger federer s run of five consecutive us open victories by beating him in the 2009 final. Do roger federer and juan martin del potro get on sky sports pundit annabel croft has hinted the two may not see eye to eye saying theres a real spiciness to their rivalry. Del potro edges federer in 3 sets to win indian wells. Sep 06, 2017 juan martin del potro denied tennis fans the chance to see roger federer play rival rafael nadal at the u. Roger federer downs juan martin del potro for eighth swiss. Juan martin del potro beats fever and thiem in thriller to. Juan martin del potro, who stunned roger federer in five sets in the 2009 us open final for his only major title, took the rematch as well, winning 75, 36, 768, 64 wednesday night. Oct 29, 2017 home favourite roger federer claimed his eighth swiss indoors title on sunday with a 67 57, 64, 63 final defeat of juan martin del potro. Juan martin del potro produced a stunning comeback against austrian dominic. Former us open champion del potro will instead face nadal in the semi. Juan martin del potro has earned the missing prize in his trophy case.
The 36yearold local favourite, beaten by del potro in consecutive basel finals in 2012 and 20, was ragged at times, and looked in danger of an unwanted hattrick, but. Federer loses to del potro, faces murray in semis reuters. Watch highlights of roger federer beating juan martin del potro for his eighth swiss indoors basel. Juan martin del potro only played five tournaments in 2019 before having to undergo another knee surgery in june. The 36yearold fought back from a set down to win the 95th atp title of his career, taking him clear above ivan lendl into second on the alltime list behind jimmy connors mark of 109. His father, daniel del potro, played semiprofessional rugby union in argentina and is a veterinarian. Juan martin del potro piles pressure on roger federer with. Federer outlasts del potro for eighth basel title reuters.
He also had an elder sister who died when she was 8 years old in a car accident. Juan martin del potro was born in tandil, argentina. Del potro edges federer in 3 sets to win indian wells title. Mar 19, 2018 del potro lost just six points on his serve in the first set. Head to head juan martin del potro vs roger federer h2h. Juan martin del potro upends roger federer at us open. An emotional juan martin del potro could barely believe he had finally won a masters series title at the 51st attempt at indian wells on. Del potro s knee still an issue, to miss indian wells. Full stadium rocks as federer beats del potro in miami. In the secondset tiebreaker, del potro and federer took turns arguing with chair umpire fergus murphy.
Juan martin del potro reached the swiss indoors final by beating richard gasquet of france 62, 62 on saturday. Federer beats del potro in hometown swiss indoors final. Federer downs del potro for eighth basel crown sports. Juan martin del potro vs roger federer all matches, with stats on their h2h rivalry. Sep 18, 2019 roger federer and juan martin del potro will play an exhibition match in buenos aires on november 20. Juan martin del potro rafael nadal juan martin del potro rafael nadal. Federer vs nadal federer vs djokovic federer vs murray nadal vs djokovic nadal vs murray djokovic vs murray agassi vs sampras federer vs thiem federer vs zverev nadal vs del potro. Juan martin del potro court level view miami open 2017 r3 racketcomedy.
Federer had been 180 this year at grand slam events, part of a dream 2017 that has included titles at the australian open. This book tells the story of one of argentinas greatest tennis players, the most important of his generation. Juan martin del potro beats roger federer to win swiss. Juan martin del potro has taken a twosetstoone lead over roger federer in the u. Argentine records backtoback victories after beating federer 64, 67 8. Roger federer and juan martin del potro, who is set to return next month from a knee injury, announced yesterday they will play an exhibition match in buenos aires on november 20. Roger federer downs del potro for eighth basel crown. From 33 in the tiebreak, federer mishit a forehand return before del potro came up with two blistering winners and converted his third set point with another. Home favourite roger federer claimed his eighth swiss indoors title on sunday with a 67 57, 64, 63 final defeat of juan martin del potro. Sep 07, 2017 the 28yearold del potro ended another federer reign on wednesday night. Federer vs del potro all 24 h2h match points hd youtube.
Nadal vs del potro headtohead tennis watch replays of. Find highquality federer del potro 2009 us open stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images. Juan martin del potro and alexander zverev had to overcome illness. Juan martin del potro beats fever and thiem in thriller to set up federer match 2009. Roger federer finally beat juan martin del potro in a swiss indoors final, winning 67 5, 64, 63 sunday to go clear in second place on the open era title list. Federer outlasts del potro for eighth basel title jordan.
Del potro wins epic, federer wins easily to set up. Watch cordoba, montpellier and pune, plus roger federer v rafael nadal in the match in africa. Juan martin del potro taunts roger federer ahead of miami. Juan martin del potro and roger federer meet in new york credit. Juan martin del potro denies federer nadal us open match.
I lost the respect and fear i had for roger federer. It is a rematch of the 2009 final at flushing meadows, which del potro won in five sets. Del potro looked determined to repeat the dose while taking the first set. Roger federer beaten by juan martin del potro in us open. Both federer and del potro had relatively comfortable victories in their respective semifinals. Federer downs del potro for eighth basel crown sports the. Bbc sport tennis del potro dethrones federer in us. Roger federer beaten by juan martin del potro in indian. Del potro still nervous watching us open final win over federer. Juan martin del potro upends roger federer at us open cnn.
Federer s forehand went long, giving del potro a break point. On his road to the career slam, roger federer defeated juan martin del potro after a fiveset thriller. Stream all 63 atp tournaments with live matches, full match replays and classic matches on your favourite device. Federer beats del potro to win eighth basel title, 95th overall. Del potro was annoyed the crowd was making noise on his serve and told the umpire he wasnt warning them enough to be quiet. Roger federer and juan martin del potro meet in the indian wells final but do they get on. Basel, switzerland roger federer finally beat juan martin del potro in a swiss indoors final, winning 67 5, 64, 63 sunday to go clear in second place on the open era title list. Juan martin del potro was still nervous as he watched a replay of his us open final win over roger federer in 2009.
Normally so cool, so consistent, so in control of his emotions and his matches, roger federer let the u. Federer gets the next point but then badly errs on a backhand, giving del potro two championship points. Mar 19, 2018 juan martin del potro of argentina poses with the winners trophy after defeating roger federer of switzerland during the mens final on day 14 of the bnp paribas open at the indian wells. Argentinian juan martin del potro saved three championship points to fend off roger federer and win the bnp paribas open. Juan martin del potro v roger federer in swiss final. Federer unravels in loss to del potro the boston globe. Federer, a fivetime champion at basel, is looking to reclaim the title taken by the fifthranked argentine last year.
Considering there were concerns he might not even be able to take the court against roger federer, juan martin del potro gave the fans a semifinal to. Roger federer vs juan martin del potro head 2 head atp tour. Juan martin del potro shocks roger federer at indian wells. That said, federer never got a breakpoint opportunity of his own in the first set, and it was over in a little more than a half hour, ending with three love holds. Switzerlands roger federer hits a return to argentinas juan martin del potro during their mens singles tennis match at the atp world tour finals at the o2 arena in london november 10, 2012. Watch highlights of roger federer beating juan martin del potro for his eighth swiss indoors basel title. Federer in action at the bnp paribas open at the indian wells tennis garden in indian wells, california getty juan martin del potro beat roger federer 64. Sep 15, 2009 a furious federer protested to the umpire but there was to be no overruling the computer, and del potro then cracked another forehand winner to break back. Del potro converted the only break point of the opener and took it 75. Roger federer will face the argentine juan martin del potro in the finals of the swiss indoors. Roger federer makes the most of this slip by nadal to write his name in the history books by.
Del potro defeats federer to win indian wells final. Juan martin del potro and the anatomy of a failed book launch. Mar 18, 2018 the argentine is set to meet federer in the bnp paribas open final this evening 8pm. Sep 07, 2017 roger federer says juan martin del potro was the better player, after losing to him 75, 36, 76 8, 64 in the us open in new york on wednesday. Del potro edges federer to win indian wells title nbc sports. Federer, del potro to play an exhibition match in buenos.
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