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Del Potro eases into 4th round at Australian Open

Former U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro advanced to the fourth round of the Australian Open on Friday with a 6-2, 6-3, 6-0 victory over Yen-hsun Lu of Taiwan.

Melbourne: Former U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro advanced to the fourth round of the Australian Open on Friday with a 6-2, 6-3, 6-0 victory over Yen-hsun Lu of Taiwan.
The 11th-seeded del Potro was knocked out in the second round in Melbourne last year after returning from a long layoff due to a wrist injury. The Argentine broke Lu seven times in the match and never faced a break point on his serve. Del Potro will meet German Philipp Kohlschreiber in the next round for a spot in the quarterfinals. Bureau Report