Juan Martin del Potro enters semi final at Cincinnati Open

Juan Martin del Potro jubilant after his win over Tursunov

Argentine Juan Martin del Potro fought his way into the semi final of the Cincinnati Open on Friday.

Qualifier Dmitry Tursunov, put up a decent fight as he won the second set 6-3, after del Potro’s double fault gave him the break point followed by an unforced error from the Argentine that gave him the break .

However, del Potro came back strong in the third set, breaking Tursunov’s serve in the second game to take a 3-0 lead. The former US Open champion, then went ahead 5-1 with another break to his name.

Del Potro closed the match in the next game and cruised into the semi final winning the match 6-4, 3-6, 6-1.