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Former champion Del Potro into US Open last 16
NEW YORK, Sept 1, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Former champion Juan Martin del Potro
reached the US Open last 16 for the sixth time on Friday with a 7-5, 7-6
(8/6), 6-3 win over Spanish left-hander Fernando Verdasco.
Argentine third seed Del Potro, the 2009 US Open winner, goes on to face
Borna Coric, the 20th seed from Croatia.
Coric made the fourth round of a Slam for the first time with a 6-3, 7-5,
6-2 victory over Russia’s Daniil Medvedev.
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