Del Potro, champion in Washington again

As in 2008, Juan Martin del Potro was dedicated champion in the 500 Washington ATP event after in the final defeat American Andy Roddick 3-6 7-5 7-6 (8-6). 500 ATP ranking points and $ 300,000 won the Argentine to win the sixth tournament of his career. With this victory, PRSP, sixth in the ATP rankings, narrowing the gap with Roddick (5 th) at only 375 points (5530 for the U.S. against Argentina's 5155), although the history between them continues favorable to the Tandil, who won both times they faced (over Los Angeles 2008 and the end of Washington 09).

At the party, as throughout the tournament, Del Potro had to turn a start side . Yesterday, as happened in clashes with Lu and Hewitt, began losing the first set. It seemed impossible that the world number six could turn the game because it felt too bad physically, warmth and intensity of previous rounds, but played a game less due to the withdrawal of Soderling in the quarterfinals. Despite the abovementioned, Juan Martin broke the serve of Roddick on the way and took the second set 7-5.

The third and final set was exciting. Roddick managed to get a first difference in the third game. But Delp was able to break with the Nebraska Service Bomber in the sixth game, so they reached the final tie. Thus, they had to play a tiebreak, which generated more drama to a great final. There, the Argentine with very little physical rest but with an incredible emotional rest, he could assert his serve, converting five aces, to take the deciding set 8-6 in the tiebreaker.

Juan Martin del Potro is the future of tennis, and many experts see as world number one in a very short time, the one with all the necessary conditions to reach the top of the tennis ladder. With his big serve, excellent returns, his mind is always balanced, his coldness to the turning and drive, PRSP can fight head to head with current tennis greats.

A little under the age of 21 (23 September), the youngest of the top 100 ranking, it continues to be strengthened worldwide. In the last year, won six titles (lost final one, before Murray in Tokyo), and go far in the most important tournaments, and beating both Nadal and Murray (one of his karmas). Now comes the Masters 1000 in Montreal and Cincinnati, where they will be Federer and Nadal. In late August will be the turn of the Argentine favorite Grand Slam, the U.S. Open. Delp goes around ...

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