Juan Martin Del Potro lost to Nikolay Davydenko 6-3, 6-2 on Thursday in round-robin play at the Masters Cup. With both men entering the contest at 1-1 marks, the outcome decided which one would advance to the Shanghai semifinals. As a result, Davydenko moves on as the No. 2 seed out of the gold group [...]

Only a select few tennis teenage phenomenons have achieved a similar result to that of Juan Martin del Potro by winning 4 tournaments in their first full year on the tour. Those four are Rafael Nadal, Lleyton Hewitt, Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras. Not bad company for this 6’6” Argentinian who climbed from 81 to [...]