Benneteau bids RG adieu as Del Potro advances

When the Del Potro forehand is firing, there is very little any player can do to counter it, and the Argentine’s destructive drive was brimming with menace throughout the contest. Benneteau defended gamely in the opener, even breaking back for 3-4 after Del Potro took an early lead, only to slip to 0-40 when serving to stay in the set. The Frenchman clawed back two set points but not a third, and the opener was gone.