Juan Martin Del Potro began his Delray Beach Open in style, beating Jeremy 6-2, 6-4 during first-round action on Tuesday. Del Potro struck seven aces without double-faulting and he broke Chardy four times while advancing in one hour and seven minutes.
It was a much-needed victory for the 10th-ranked Argentine, who lost to Roberto Bautista Agut in the Auckland final and then got crushed by Tomas Berdych in the Australian Open third round. But he has to be feeling good in Delray Beach, where he is now 12-2 lifetime with a title in 2011 and no losses prior to the semifinals.
Highlights:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PH3pFQ4X6zM&t=19s
Del Potro is joined in the second round by Taylor Fritz, who outlasted fellow American and New York runner-up Sam Querrey 2-6, 6-3, 7-6(4). It marked Fritz’s first ATP-level appearance of the season, but he had already been in fine form with one Challenger title and one Challenger runner-up finish.
“I didn’t even know it was my first tour-level match of the year,” Fritz said afterward. “I felt ready. I did well in the Challengers I played this year…. (I) took last week off, was training hard, and I felt ready.”
“I feel like I’m finally hitting my stride again after I had a good offseason. I feel like I’m still riding that wave of confidence from the success I was having at the Challengers and now this even solidifies the confidence that I’ve been having in myself and in my game.”
Highlights:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qqIBi6f9UQ
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nice one, Fritz
Del POtro v/s Tiafoe should be a cracker … http://www.138mph.com/atp-tennis-the-americans-harrison-isner-sock-and-querrey-fall-before-the-quarters-at-the-delray-beach-open/