Argentina football legend Diego Maradona was courtside as Juan Martin del Potro beat veteran Ivo Karlovic to draw his country back level at 1-1 against Croatia in the Davis Cup final on Friday. But in the second rubber Del Potro left the final all square when he despatched big-serving 37-year-old giant Karlovic 6-4, 6-7 (6/8), 6-3, 7-5. Del Potro was rock solid, allowing the Croat not one break point in the entire match which kept the 15,000-capacity crowd enthalled for three hours and 19 minutes. He clinched the rubber on his second match point. “I was nervous after I lost the second set but in the end I had to take the longer road to victory,” said Del Potro.

Source: Hindustan Times November 26, 2016 05:27 UTC