ATP World Tour - Del Potro sets up Davydenko final

Reuters - Sat, 28 Nov 23:38:00 2009

Juan Martin del Potro reached the final of the ATP World Tour Finals after squeezing past Swede Robin Soderling 6-7 6-3 7-6 to set up a showdown with Nikolay Davydenko in London.

Argentina's Juan Martin Del Potro celebrates winning - 0

The Argentine looked to be on his way out when Soderling broke him for a 4-2 lead in the third set but the Argentine world number five hung in to eventually prevail 7-3 in the tie-break, firing down his 12th ace.

I'm very happy to make my first final, one more match before my holiday, an exhausted Del Potro told the crowd.

Davydenko had earlier knocked out Roger Federer, notching up his first win in 13 attempts over the world number one.

Reuters

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  1. Of course, Delpotro and other players who beat Murray­ are always sneaking and squeezing, while eurosport hero­ Murray is always over rated and over hyped, damn biased­ articles...

    From fanrafa, on Sun 29 Nov 2:11PM
  2. ty very much, Jimmy!

    From Mia, on Sun 29 Nov 1:32PM
  3. Yes, London time. Enjoy the match!

    From Jimmy, on Sun 29 Nov 1:23PM
  4. Jimmy, 2.30 London time?

    From Mia, on Sun 29 Nov 1:14PM
  5. vd, at 2.30

    From Jimmy, on Sun 29 Nov 12:16PM
  6. who cares about who will be no. 4 or 5. Its all about­ being no.1 and 2 in the world.

    From Matthew B, on Sun 29 Nov 12:04PM
  7. "No upcoming events to take place in the next 24­ hours." What the f*ck is this? When is the final­ taking place?

    From vd, on Sun 29 Nov 11:58AM
  8. I was pleased to see the gentle giant beat Soderling­ last night and will be happy for him or Davydenko to­ win the final today - both great players AND pleasant­ guys too.

    From Gordon, on Sun 29 Nov 11:23AM
  9. Yeahhh.U goooo Del Po.I like both Martin and Nikolay.I­ think i'm gonna stay neutral on this match:)) Let­ the better win:))

    From Ana, on Sun 29 Nov 11:16AM
  10. Wise question would be ..."Who will finish year­ as 5th seed"? Del Potro or Andy...Murrey?
    Final­ :Davidenko vs Del Potro...both tennisers are nice and ­ I like them so...let best win!

    From Dragana, on Sun 29 Nov 9:49AM
  11. wowww del potro really shocked noone gave him chance at­ the beggining of the tournament including me...good­ luck to both players.by the way it was nice to see sod­ knocked out as i am a nadal fan:))))

    From sakine, on Sun 29 Nov 9:39AM
  12. Go DelPo! Show them who is the best in the world!

    From sabrinutza89, on Sun 29 Nov 9:39AM
  13. nice post rhymes

    From ralph, on Sun 29 Nov 8:55AM
  14. Del Potro is confirming his star quality by­ consistently producing the goods on the big points. The­ first point of the final set tie-breaker was a­ memorable example. I think the key to the final might­ be Davydenko's serving. If he can play with a good­ percentage of 1st serves, his current form suggests he­ can more than hold his own with anybody in the rallies.­ Delpo looks daunting when he steps in to return second­ serves. After such a tough week, fatigue could play a­ part.

    From rhymes450, on Sun 29 Nov 8:43AM
  15. Davydenko should win! This guy totally deserves it at­ this moment! Del Potro will definitely win this­ tournament in the years to come...Davai Kolya!

    From V. P., on Sun 29 Nov 8:10AM
  16. I hope Davydenko wins!!!

    From Flavor, on Sun 29 Nov 7:44AM
  17. I am for Davydenko tomorrow, not because I think that­ DelPo isn't good enough, he is fantastic, a lot­ better than some others in the top ten. It's just­ that Davydenko is 28 and hasn't many years left on­ the tour while DelPo has his whole career ahead of him­ and he'll probably win this particular tournament­ many times over anyway.

    From Jimmy, on Sun 29 Nov 6:39AM
  18. nice one matt go baldies :)

    From ralph, on Sun 29 Nov 5:39AM
  19. well delpo has my support, great win good that the sod­ is out and will hopefully be a great final. happy for­ either to win may the best on the day win.

    From ralph, on Sun 29 Nov 5:38AM
  20. Great for Davydenko and Del Potro to compete on a world­ stage: one of the best of the older players and­ definitely the best of the very new. Del Potro has­ weathered the storms of both Federer and Nadal and has­ had too little support from fans who haggled over­ "Mono-Knees" challenges of what seemed likle­ the "only" players. And Davydenko played­ solidly through and prevailed over the vain efforts of­ the "Doping Narks" who sharpend their teeth,­ hoping to end his career.. Good things are happening in­ pro tennis. Enjoy! Whoever wins tomorrow, I sincerely­ hope no fans will start the "cheater...etc.."­ crappy posts to cast a pall over the glory..

    From pk161976, on Sun 29 Nov 3:38AM
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