The former US Open champion Del Potro clinched the big win on secondmatch point with a little help from the netcord on a forehand strokeafter 2 hours 27 minutes. Del Potro meanwhile cried tears of joy after the monumental win, onlyhis fourth in the 15th meeting with Djokovic, but the second one atthe Olympics as he also won their bronze medal game at London 2012. The 2009 US Open winner Del Potro has dropped to 145th in therankings after several wrist operations but was considered the mostdangerous floater in the field and the toughest draw Djokovic couldhave had. The 36-year-old also crashed out in the first round ofthe singles, but on Sunday didn’t want to use that as an excuseagainst the Fed Cup champions. Djokovic’s defeat further opens up the Rio draw that saw only fivetop-10 players, with Swiss Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka the mostprominent absentees.

Source: The Nation Bangkok August 08, 2016 03:22 UTC