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 | Del Potro made a dramatic victory over Feliciano Lopez10-01-2011 |
Argentine Juan Martin del Potro defeated Spaniard Feliciano Lopez dramatically with 6:7 (5), 7:6 (9), 7:6 (3) and the second round of the tennis tournament for men in Sydney with a prize fund, 07 million U.S. dollars. The duel continued over 200 minutes and was a first for Del Potro and Lopez in 2011. 22-year-old Argentine who is a former champion of the U.S. Open, has played only two official matches since May last year. Then Juan Martin del Potro suffered a wrist injury. In one of those matches of the tournament in Tokyo, Del Potro lost to Feliciano Lopez and his victory in Australia, he took revenge for the defeat of the Spanish tennis player. Del Potro, winner of the U.S. Championships in 2009, showed great confidence despite losing the first set against seeded sixth-seeded Lopez. Juan Martin del Potro was fifth in world rankings for men to receive unpleasant before injuring his wrist. Defending champion in Sydney - Marcos Baghdatis, dropped out of the tournament due to groin injury. In the women's circuit tournament local hope Samantha Stosur, seeded fourth in the main draw, beat Belgian Yanina Wickmayer with 7:5, 6:4. In the second round Stosur, who played the final at Roland Garros last year, will face Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova.