Del Potro beats Berdych to set up Federer matchup
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Juan Martin del Potro set up a French Open quarterfinal against Roger Federer by finishing off a 7-6 (6), 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 victory over Tomas Berdych on Monday in a match stopped the night before because of darkness after three sets.
The No. 9-seeded del Potro broke No. 7 Berdych at love in the final game.
Del Potro is 2-11 against Federer, but one of the victories came in the 2009 U.S. Open final, when the Argentine won his only Grand Slam title.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}One of del Potro's losses to Federer was in the 2009 French Open semifinals. That's the only time del Potro made it that far at Roland Garros.
Berdych was a French Open semifinalist in 2010 then was the runner-up at Wimbledon later that year.