SYDNEY, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Juan Martin del Potro escaped the upset bug that took out four other seeded players Wednesday at the Apia International Sydney tennis tournament.
Del Potro lost his serve twice in the first set of a 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 decision over Nicolas Mahut. He had 14 of his 15 aces and won nearly two-thirds of the points on serve the rest of the way.