US Open Champion set for debut in Dubai

posted on 11/02/2010: 62 views

One of the brightest young stars in the tennis world will make his debut at the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships later this month.

Juan Martin Del Potro stunned everyone last September when he battled his way through the draw at the US Open and then claimed an upset victory over world number one Roger Federer to lift the trophy at Flushing Meadows. Now the 21-year old Argentine is set to electrify his many fans on centre court at the Dubai Tennis Stadium as he bids to add another title to his growing portfolio.

However, his US Open triumph was not the only success that Del Potro has enjoyed in his still-short career. In 2008 he finished the season as the youngest player in the top 10 after reaching five finals and winning four titles, and he helped Argentina to the Davis Cup final against Spain. Then, last year he once again ended the year as the youngest player in the top 10, earning a personal-best ranking of number five in the world.

In addition to sweeping aside all opposition to win the US Open, he won titles in Auckland and Washington, before reaching the final of the Barclays ATP World Finals in London where he fell to Nikolay Davydenko. It was in New York City that he made history, however, becoming the first player to beat Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer in a Grand Slam tournament and becoming the first Argentine to capture the US Open since Guillermo Vilas in 1977.

Del Potro has also begun 2010 in the same rich vein of form, that suggests he will be a strong challenger for the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships title, despite having to face a field that includes Australian Open champion Roger Federer and runner-up Andy Murray, 2008 Dubai winner Andy Roddick, Dubai defending champion Novak Djokovic and Barclays ATP World Tour Finals winner Nikolay Davydenko. - Emirates News Agency, WAM

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