Wimbledon 2018: Juan Martin Del Potro to face Rafael Nadal in quarter final

Juan Martin Del Potro will face second seed Rafael Nadal in the quarter final clash after beating Giles Simon. He defeated the Frenchmen 7-6 (7/1), 7-6 (7/5), 5-7, 7-6 (7/5) on Tuesday.

Due to darkness, the match was suspended on Monday night with the Argentine star two sets to one ahead. Del Potro sealed victory on a fifth match point after almost four and a half hours of action on Court Two.

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The 29-year-old will be playing in his first Wimbledon quarter-final since 2013 when he went on to lose against Novak Djokovic in an intense semi-final clash.

Del Potro lost to the Spaniard in straight sets at the semifinal of French Open 2018 and in overall encounters, the Argentine trails by 10 defeats to five wins. It will be a mouth watering clash on Wednesday when the two heavyweights go head to head.

Del Potro and Giles Simon’s encounter was the only fourth-round contest to be carried over to Tuesday, making it the longest men’s singles match of the tournament. The fifth-seeded failed to convert four match points when serving at 5-4 in the fourth set, but kept his cool to seal the contest with his first opportunity in the tiebreaker that followed.

It is the first time since he reached the Australian Open and French Open quarterfinals in 2012 that Del Potro has qualified for the last eight at consecutive Grand Slams. He reached the semifinals at the All England Club in 2013, but four wrist surgeries, three on the left almost made him retire from Tennis.

The Argentine will be thrilled to know that Rafael Nadal has reached a Wimbledon Quarter final after six long years. The match will commence from 1930 hrs (IST).