Del Potro takes on Federer in finals match at the US Open Tennis Championship in New York
Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina returns the ball to Roger Federer, first seed, of Switzerland during the finals match at the US Open Tennis Championship on September 14, 2009 in New York. UPI /Monika Graff
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LONDON, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina beat Roger Federer 6-2, 6-7 (5-7), 6-3 Thursday to reach the semifinals at the ATP World Tour Finals in London.
LONDON, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Switzerland's Roger Federer and Scot Andy Murray won their openers Sunday in Group A Competition at the eight-man ATP World Tour Finals in London.
LONDON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Top-ranked Roger Federer will battle local favorite Andy Murray in his four-player group at next week's 2009 ATP World Tour finals.
PARIS, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Marat Safin, a former world No. 1 and a two-time Grand Slam event winner, ended his competitive tennis career Wednesday in Paris.
PARIS, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Russian Marat Safin, playing in his last event on the world tour, was a first-round winner Monday in the Paribas Masters in Paris.
BASEL, Switzerland, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Roger Federer, playing in his first event since the U.S. Open, scored a straight-set victory Monday in the first round of his hometown Swiss Indoors tournament.
LONDON, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Novak Djokovic returned to No. 3 and Nikolay Davydenko jumped to sixth in men's world tennis rankings released Monday.
SHANGHAI, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Seeded players Juan Martin del Potro and Tommy Haas both withdrew Wednesday from the $5.3 million Shanghai ATP Masters tournament due to injuries.
TOKYO, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Juan Martin del Potro was beaten in straight sets Tuesday during first-round play at the $1.2 million Japan Open tennis tournament in Tokyo.
LONDON, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- Juan Martin del Potro's run to the U.S. Open championship moved him back to a career-best No. 5 world ranking.
