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Juan Martin del Potro Comeback Slam Ends With Marcos Baghdatis in Round 2

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- The last man to win a Grand Slam -- who is not named Rafa or Roger -- was eliminated from the Australian Open on Thursday. Juan Martin del Potro, winner of the 2009 U.S. Open and the emerging star of that season, spent most of 2010 recovering from surgery on his right wrist. The 22-year-old...

Juan Martin del Potro Earns Comeback Win at Sydney International

Juan Martin del Potro won his first tour match since last January on Monday, saving match point and defeating sixth-seeded Feliciano Lopez 6-7 (5), 7-6 (9), 7-6 (3) in three hours and 20 minutes in Sydney. After playing in last year's Australian Open, the 2009 U.S. Open champion underwent right wrist surgery last May and...

Olivier Rochus Defeats Juan Martin del Potro in Return at Thailand Open

Juan Martin del Potro, the 2009 U.S. Open champion, made his much-anticipated return to the ATP tour on Tuesday. The 22-year-old Argentine lost in straight sets to Olivier Rochus, 7-6 (7), 6-4, in first-round action at the PTT Thailand Open in Bangkok. Del Potro (pictured), who underwent right wrist surgery in May, was...

Juan Martin del Potro to Return at Thailand Open

Juan Martin del Potro will return to competitive tennis action on the ATP tour next week at the PTT Thailand Open. The 21-year-old Argentine underwent surgery on a nagging wrist injury in May and has been sidelined since. His much anticipated debut will come in a deep ATP 250 event field that includes top-ranked Rafael...

Rafael Nadal the Top Seed at US Open

The men's seeds for the U.S. Open were announced on Monday. The seeds are identical to the ATP world tour rankings, with the exception of Juan Martin del Potro and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga -- both will not play in the tournament due to injury. The women's seeds were delayed because the rain-plagued Rogers Cup finished on Monday,...