Juan Martin Del Potro managed to recover from a set deficit to defeat Yen-Hsun Lu on Tuesday night in the Legg Mason Classic at Washington, D.C.
It took Juan Martin Del Potro a set to get his game together in what was his first match since Wimbledon.
Del Potro staged an impressive comeback to knock out Yen-Hsun Lu 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, with the defending champion needing nearly 2 hours to set up a third-round ecounter against either Lleyton Hewitt or Dudi Sela.
Del Potro's last match prior to this week was a second-round loss to Hewitt at Wimbledon. Lu was on fire from the baseline throughout the opening set of play, however, Del Potro did himself no favors by putting in less than half of his first serves.
Finally, the 25-year-old from Chinese Taipei began to cool off and Del Potro raised his level simultaneously. Del Potro's power began to take a toll on Lu, whose forehand started to break down towards the end of the match.
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