Juan Martin Del Potro boosted his
hopes of qualifying for the last four of
the ATP World Tour Finals by securing a
dominant 6-0 6-4 win over Janko
Tipsarevic.
The sixth seed was in control
throughout the contest and needed
only one hour and 16 minutes to
complete victory over his opponent at
the O2 Arena.
Del Potro still has an uphill task to
reach the semi-finals, however, as
David Ferrer now only needs to beat
Tipsarevic, who looked well below full
fitness on Thursday, to progress along
with Roger Federer.
A sluggish Tipsarevic put himself on
the back foot straight away, serving two
double faults as he dropped serve to
15 in the opening game of the match.
Del Potro consolidated the break and
then struck again in the third game,
giving himself some early breathing
space with a powerful forehand
winner.
Tipsarevic went 0-40 down in his next
service game but came back to save a
total of five break points before
buckling again, with Del Potro
rounding out the 'bagel' straight
afterwards.
The Serbian saved another break point
to get his first game on the board at
the start of the second set as he finally
seemed to be getting to grips with his
equipment after a fourth racquet
change.
The resurgence did not last long,
however, as Del Potro broke
Tipsarevic's serve for a fourth time in
the fifth game of the second set.
Tipsarevic did manage to limit the
deficit to just two games second time
around, but Del Potro's superiority was
never in doubt as he served out the
match with ease.
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