I'm not sure if you realised that Juan Martin del Potro is already ranked at no. 5.It's okay if you don't because at times I thought this Argentine talent was still in the top 20.
After defeating birthday boy Andy Murray 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 at the Madrid Masters yesterday, there were two things on my mind: Andy Murray still has a long way to go before he can master the clay court or del Potro is on the surge to become one of the top 3 players in the world.
The slow and steady del Potro will now try to end a four-match losing streak against Roger Federer.“I hope I have a good start against Roger tomorrow," said del Potro, who was bageled twice by Federer at this year's Australian Open quarterfinal match.In another semifinal match, Rafael Nadal will face off with Novak Djokovic.
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