Del Potro Beats Roddick at Legg Mason

Argentina’s Juan Martin Del Potro emerged the victor at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic after he beat top-seeded American, Andy Roddick, 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (8-6) in the final yesterday.  Roddick has won this event three times in the past (2001, 2005 and 2007) but his experience wasn’t enough to hold off Del Potro, last year’s winner.  This is the first time this event was won back-to-back by the same person since Andre Agassi did it back in 1998-1999.
The win wasn’t completely easy for second-seeded Del Potro.  He had to battle back after blowing three match points in the tie-breaker and …read more