Best of the World Tour Finals
Ravi Ubha, ESPN.com...year-end men's extravaganza. Davydenko topped the triumvirate of Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Juan Martin Del Potro in London, thus knocking out the Australian Open champion, French Open and Wimbledon titlist, and...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 29, 2009Waxing and waning in the World Tour Finals
Ravi Ubha, ESPN.com...first five days. Get them some calculators Talk about a bizarre scene Thursday evening. There Juan Martin del Potro was, adrift on court, not knowing whether he'd advanced to the semifinals after defeating...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 26, 2009Del Potro looking to re-enact U.S. Open shocker
Ravi Ubha, ESPN.comLONDON -- Juan Martin del Potro had just fended off Fernando Verdasco in a tense, dramatic encounter at the World Tour...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009Neither Fed nor Murray giving ground in rivalry
Ravi Ubha, ESPN.com...throw from the rarified Wimbledon air. Murray recovered to down drifting U.S. Open champ Juan Martin del Potro, and Federer took advantage of Fernando Verdasco's predictable lapse to advance in three sets...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 23, 2009An underachiever, but Safin will be missed
Ravi Ubha, ESPN.com...when to come in. Safin's still-shaky forehand was on display Wednesday against Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro, another big guy who emulated the Russian by winning the U.S. Open as a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 11, 2009Reason No. 1 to watch the U.S. Open
Ravi Ubha, ESPN.com...few months ago." Only two men can realistically stop Federer in New York: Nadal and Juan Martin del Potro, and they landed in the same half. Sure, he's short of match practice, but...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 27, 2009Reason No. 4 to watch the U.S. Open
Ravi Ubha, ESPN.com...did the damage, and Andy Roddick dictated proceedings in the Wimbledon semis in July. If Juan Martin del Potro matched Murray's fitness, he'd have beaten him at this month's Montreal Masters...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 25, 2009Reason No. 5 to watch the U.S. Open
Ravi Ubha, ESPN.com...weeks, so fatigue might have played a role in the Querrey defeat. Roddick lost to Juan Martin del Potro in Washington and Montreal, scrapping his way past hard-court threats Fernando Verdasco (yes, he...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 24, 2009Reason No. 8 to watch the U.S. Open
Ravi Ubha, ESPN.com...the footsteps of Andy Murray and Jelena Jankovic. The leading male contender must be Argentine Juan Martin del Potro, whose lackadaisical demeanor between points belies his fierce baseline hitting. A hiccup on grass, the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 18, 2009Hewitt chops Del Potro down to size
Ravi Ubha, ESPN.comWIMBLEDON, England -- Juan Martin Del Potro, the towering, heavyweight ball striker from Argentina, was making so much progress. Here he was...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 25, 2009Rafa's withdrawal is someone's gain -- but whose?
Ravi Ubha, ESPN.com...solitary top-20 foe while downing the clay-proficient trio of Andreas Seppi, Guillermo Garcia-Lopez and Juan Carlos Ferrero. A second-round tilt with the slumping, yet unpredictable, Ernests Gulbis, would entice. If Murray...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 11, 2009TOP SEARCHES IN OCTOBER
NFL Expert Picks tops ESPN.com searches in October. Did "juan martin del potro" make the list?
