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Del Potro dispatches Nishikori in third round

Del Potro dispatches Nishikori in third round
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Juan Martin del Potro beat Kei Nishikori 6-3 7-6 6-1 to book a place in the fourth round of Wimbledon.

Juan Martin del Potro dominated Kei Nishikori in the third round of Wimbledon, winning the match 6-3 7-6 6-1.

Del Potro started the opening set at a fast pace, racing into a 2-0 lead after breaking Nishikori's serve.

Nishikori could not recover from the early setback and the Argentine claimed the fist set 6-3.

The second set started in a similar way, with Del Potro dominating and breaking serve early. However, the Japanese world number 17 fought back and broke back to make it 4-4.

The set went down a tie break which Del Potro won 7-3 to win the set 7-6.

Del Potro continued his fine play, with Nishikori unable to stop him as he broke once more.

He eventually won the final set 6-1 to book his place in the fourth round.

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