It was a tournament with a predictable winner.
Del Potro was too much for the rest of the pack especially in this kind of form. (Juan Martin didn’t concede a set to anybody during this tournament)
The final wasn’t anything different. Then match started with Delpo breaking Gasquet in the first game at love (that’s bad!!!).
Then Juan Martin just cruised through the match to win it in straight sets and get his 11th career title.
“I felt I played well really well today,” said del Potro. “I felt it was my best match of the week, so I am very glad for that to get another title in Estoril.”I play really aggressive all the time and I felt really confident on my forehand. I grew in confidence every game. It is important for me. I played my best to beat Gasquet. I am getting closer and closer to my best form. I have worked really hard at home and now I have another important tournament next week to improve further. If I play as well as I did today over the coming days, I will be happy.”
“He played very well, he’s very powerful, has a great a service, a great forehand and backhand,” said Gasquet. “He deserved this win. He played better than me. He’s very tall and has a good second serve and was hitting the ball very well. He was the better player today. It’s always disappointing to lose a final. I lost five times to Djokovic, Federer, now del Potro. They were better than me. It’s good for me to reach a final. It was a good tournament to prepare for the clay season. I get confidence from this tournament.”
It was a very nice tournament. Well done to both players!
