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Juan Martin del Potro survives Dominic Thiem, advances into quarterfinals

By Harry Floyd

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 04: Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina celebrates after defeating Dominic Thiem of Austria in their fourth round Men's Singles match on Day Eight of the 2017 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 4, 2017 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 04: Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina celebrates after defeating Dominic Thiem of Austria in their fourth round Men's Singles match on Day Eight of the 2017 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 4, 2017 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) /
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Juan Martin del Potro survives a thrilling five-set match against Dominic Thiem. He advances into the quarterfinals at the 2017 US Open.

Juan Martin del Potro is seeking yet another US Open men’s singles title. A former world No. 4 on the ATP World Tour, the Argentinian is the 2009 US Open champion. He defeated Roger Federer in five sets to win his first ever Grand Slam title that year.

Now, he is just steps away from another title shot at the major tournament.

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On Monday at Flushing Meadows, del Potro defeated sixth seed Dominic Thiem 1-6, 2-6, 6-1, 7-6 (1), 6-4.

The round of 16 meeting was going Thiem’s way for the first half of the match. Cruising through the first two sets over del Potro, the sixth seed appeared in control. Showing his experience and grit however, the Argentinian began to comeback, hitting aces and rallying behind the cheering crowds in the third set.

Juan Martin del Potro is no stranger to playing under pressure.

The current world No. 28 in men’s singles will now face Federer in the quarterfinals at the US Open.

While Thiem was a young favorite for the title this year, del Potro is a former champion and has the tour experience to make a final push toward glory.

Juan Martin del Potro is 5-16 throughout his career against Roger Federer.

Going into Monday’s match against Thiem, del Potro had not dropped a single set at the US Open this year. He even scored a strong win over eleventh seed Roberto Bautista Agut, winning 6-3, 6-3, 6-4, in the round of 32.

Look for Juan Martin del Potro to give Federer a tough quarterfinals match. He has the power and experience against the Swiss superstar to push him to his limits. Federer, the third seed this year, defeated Philipp Kohlschreiber in his round of 16 match against the German tennis player. He won 6-4, 6-2, 7-5. Stay tuned to see how del Potro and Federer match up in the quarterfinals of this year’s US Open.

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