Wawrinka Sets Del Potro US Open QF Clash : atpworldtour

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Wawrinka Sets Del Potro US Open QF Clash

Stan Wawrinka set a blockbuster US Open quarter-final clash with Juan Martin del Potro as he defeated Illya Marchenko 6-4, 6-1, 6-7(5), 6-3 on Monday at Flushing Meadows.Wawrinka is through to the quarter-finals in New York for the fourth year in a row and will look to overturn a 2-4 FedEx ATP Head2Head record against 2009 US Open champion del Potro.The Swiss has lost his past four meetings with the towering Argentine, claiming his last victory eight years ago at Wimbledon.
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US Open 2016: Stan Wawrinka sets up Del Potro quarter-final with fourth-round win

Wawrinka showed few signs of fatigue (at least early in the match) following his gruelling five-set win over Dan Evans in the third round, producing some sparkling shots on the way to a 6-4 6-1 6-7 6-3 win over his Ukrainian opponent.However, Marchenko – hampered slightly be an injury to his right leg – fought back bravely in the third set to make his world number three ranked opponent work hard for the win, breaking serve as Wawrinka was serving for the match to force the game into a decisive tie-break and then a stamina-testing fourth set.But Wawrinka turned on the style in the fourth set to outclass Marchenko and secure a win that he could have got an hour earlier.
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Del Potro lowest ranked US Open quarter-finalist in 25 years

Del Potro lowest ranked US Open quarter-finalist in 25 yearsFormer champion Juan Martin del Potro became the lowest ranked player in 25 years to reach the US Open quarter-finals when Dominic Thiem quit their last-16 tie on Monday.The 142nd-ranked Argentine was leading 6-3, 3-2 when the eighth-seeded Austrian retired with a right knee injury having received a medical timeout just moments earlier.Del Potro, the 2009 champion who was pushed to the brink of retirement earlier this year after undergoing three surgeries on his left wrist, will face third seed Stan Wawrinka for a semi-final place.
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Wawrinka Sets Del Potro US Open QF Clash : atpworldtour