By Tennis Guru on Nov 30, 2009 in ATP, ATP World Tour Finals, Featured, Juan Martin del Potro, Nikolay Davydenko | 0 Comments
Nikolay Davydenko became the first Russian to win the year-end ATP World Tour Finals title after beating Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro 6-3, 6-4 at London’s O2 arena.
Davydenko finished runner up in this event last year when it was still held in Shanghai, China. This time he moved one step higher to hoist the championship trophy and pocket $1,510,000 in prize money. He’ll also end the year at number 6, overtaking Andy Roddick who had to skip this tournament due to injury.
“I was [looking at the trophy], until 2008, [there are] so many names there, like Djokovic, Federer, everyone, [Pete] Sampras. In 2009, [it says] Davydenko forever on this trophy. I think it’s amazing. [In the] history of the [Finals], for my name to be there is something amazing for me,” Davydenko said after the match.
By Tennis Guru on Nov 29, 2009 in ATP, ATP World Tour Finals, Juan Martin del Potro, Robin Soderling | 0 Comments
US Open 2009 champion Juan Martin del Potro fought back from a break down in the third set to defeat Swedish player Robin Soderling 6-7(1), 6-3, 7-6(3) and reach the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals championship round for the first time.
The 21-year old Argentine had a dismal performance during his debut in the competition last year in Shanghai but this time he’s set to become the second player from his nation to win this year-end ATP tournament. The first Argentine player to lift the trophy was David Nalbandian in 2005.
By Tennis Guru on Sep 15, 2009 in Featured, Juan Martin del Potro, Roger Federer, Tennis News, US Open | 0 Comments
Roger Federer couldn’t stop the inevitable. After saving two match points in the final game of the fifth, the Swiss world number one faltered once more and eventually handed this year’s US Open men’s singles title to Argentine sixth seed Juan Martin Del Potro. Federer is the five-time defending champion of this hardcourt Slam tournament and was bidding for his sixteenth career Slam title.
Del Potro was simply at his element where it matters in this five-set thriller which lasted more than four hours. The final score 3-6, 7-6, 4-6, 7-6, 6-2.
By Tennis Guru on Aug 17, 2009 in ATP, Andy Murray, Cincinnati Masters - Open, Featured, Juan Martin del Potro, Tennis News | 4 Comments
The ten-match win streak of Argentine Juan Martin del Potro ended on Sunday at the finals of the Rogers Cup where he was beaten by new world number two Andy Murray 6-7, 7-6, 6-1. This served as Murray’s fourth career ATP Masters title.
For his victory, Murray received $443,500 and also moved up to third in the US Open Series Bonus Challenge rankings. Del Potro remains at the top but is only ahead by a few points.
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