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 | Del Potro turned Zverev to Shanghai21-10-2017 |
Juan Martin del Potro showed the best of his skills when he was in the top 10 of the world and took 3: 6, 7: 6 in the Shanghai Masters Series of the Masters Alexander Zverev (Germany). (5), 6: 4. The quarter-finals Del Potro are waiting for the winner of the game Victor Troitski (Serbia) - John Isner (USA).
The Argentine pushed the 20-year-old Zverev for just under two hours, this was the first match between the two at all but was the fourth win of the season in 13 appearances with top 10 ATP opponents.
Del Potro was a US Open champion eight years ago when he finished over Roger Federer in the final but then lost a lot of time with injuries, mostly on the hands, and recovery after the operations. At the Shanghai tournament, his best achievement is in the 2013 year when he fell to the final by Novak Djokovic. Zverev`s consolation is that he has already secured his participation in the ATP final tournament in London in November.
Croatian Marin Cilic did away with Steve Johnson from the United States 7: 6 (1), 6: 4. On a quarter-final he will face Albert Ramos, who eliminated Jan-Lenard Struff from Germany with 7: 6 (6), 6: 4.