The match that promised so much lived up to the hype surrounding it when Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro had the last laugh against Novak Djokovic in a match that saw the two players literally beat the living hell out of each other. The World No.7 handed the World No.1 his first defeat of the 2013 season by beating him 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 in 2 hours and 50 minutes of high octane tennis. Djokovic broke in the tenth game to take the opening set in just under an hour. With 10 winners in the first set, Djokovic resisted the Del Potro onslaught very well and made his move right at the end of the set. Del Potro was the one trying to make things happen and failed to execute them when it mattered. The Argentine hit 13 unforced errors and won a very low 38% points on the second serve, showing how aggressive the Serb was on the Del Potro second serve. Djokovic mixed his game supremely well in this set and also won 6/7 points at the net, showing that he had the confidence in his strokes. Del Potro then took the match the distance by taking the second set after breaking the Djokovic serve an astounding three times. With the forehand working the way he wanted it too, the Argentine was relentless from the start of the second set and was rewarded with early leads continuously in the second set. The set lasted for just under an hour with Del Potro hitting 11 winners as compared to Djokovic's 17. The Argentine lead 5-2 in the set but Djokovic fought back to break the Argentine and later hold to reduce the gap to 5-4. But it was Del Potro who held his nerve in the tenth game and his serve to send the match into a decider. Click here to revisit the enthralling events of this match! The final set also had its share of drama with the Serb racing to a 3-0 lead. But it was Del Potro who pulled out a rabbit from his hat to slowly climb his way back into the set and by breaking him in the all important ninth game, Del Potro came out to successfully wrap the proceedings and book a place in the finals where he faces Rafael Nadal. The match that promised so much lived up to the hype surrounding it when Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro had the last laugh against Novak Djokovic in a match that saw the two players literally beat the living hell out of each other. The World No.7 handed the World No.1 his first defeat of the 2013 season by beating him 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 in 2 hours and 50 minutes of high octane tennis. Djokovic broke in the tenth game to take the opening set in just under an hour. With 10 winners in the first set, Djokovic resisted the Del Potro onslaught very well and made his move right at the end of the set. Del Potro was the one trying to make things happen and failed to execute them when it mattered. The Argentine hit 13 unforced errors and won a very low 38% points on the second serve, showing how aggressive the Serb was on the Del Potro second serve. Djokovic mixed his game supremely well in this set and also won 6/7 points at the net, showing that he had the confidence in his strokes. Del Potro then took the match the distance by taking the second set after breaking the Djokovic serve an astounding three times. With the forehand working the way he wanted it too, the Argentine was relentless from the start of the second set and was rewarded with early leads continuously in the second set. The set lasted for just under an hour with Del Potro hitting 11 winners as compared to Djokovic's 17. The Argentine lead 5-2 in the set but Djokovic fought back to break the Argentine and later hold to reduce the gap to 5-4. But it was Del Potro who held his nerve in the tenth game and his serve to send the match into a decider. Click here to revisit the enthralling events of this match! The final set also had its share of drama with the Serb racing to a 3-0 lead. But it was Del Potro who pulled out a rabbit from his hat to slowly climb his way back into the set and by breaking him in the all important ninth game, Del Potro came out to successfully wrap the proceedings and book a place in the finals where he faces Rafael Nadal.

• published: 17 Mar 2013
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