No. 6 Ousts No. 5

When Andy Roddick won the first set, it looked like he would be off to the races. The American broke Juan Martin del Potro in the tenth game of the set to win the first set. The 20 year old amazingly shook off the loss and then took off on a four-consecutive-game streak to win the second set in no time.

In the third set, the two players dug in and traded service games. In game ten, Del Potro fought off one match point. In the the next game, Roddick double faulted at 30-40 to give del Potro a break in game eleven. The Argentine was able to close out the match by taking the twelfth game, set and match 4-6 6-2 7-5.

The Argentine youngster’s maturity is astounding. He was able to pick apart Roddick’s game clean after losing the first set. It seems the kid has nerves of steel because he came up with some really big serves and hitting when he needed to.

Now, the Argentine will play Andy Murray, who beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-4 7-6(8) in the first semifinal of the day, in tomorrow’s final. The win will move the Scotsman into the world no. 2 position on Monday. Murray is currently 3-1 over the Argentine with del Potro winning their last meeting in Madrid. The two players have a spirited rivalry, so there will be no love lost between them tomorrow.

The Argentine will try to break up the monopoly the top three have on the Masters titles, as they have won all of them so far this year. If del Potro wins tomorrow, it will be his first Masters title of his career. It would be exciting if the kid breaks through tomorrow.

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