Juan Martin del Potro, the 2009 Open champion, feels the love in places far from his native Argentina for many reasons. The Olympic silver medalist was given a wild card into the Open and has made the most of his opportunity, reaching the quarterfinals with a 6-3, 3-2 (retired) win over Dominic Thiem of Austria on Monday. Del Potro is in his first Grand Slam quarterfinal since Wimbledon three years ago. "I was close to retired before my third [wrist] surgery but after that I always believed in myself to come back. After her fourth-round victory Monday, Halep said she “was dreaming” when she was a kid about playing against Williams.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 06, 2016 02:37 UTC