Source: CCTV.com

07-14-2008 10:00

19 year-old Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina sized down second-seeded Frenchman Richard Gasquet to win the Mercedes Cup on Sunday.

Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro gestures during the final against French Richard Gasquet at the Mercedes Cup tennis tournament in Stuttgart, southern Germany, on Sunday, July 13, 2008.(AP Photo/Daniel Maurer)

The towering del Potro 1.95-meter tall world number 65 showed resilience and steady nerves in the match against the tournament's second seed. Del Potro broke Gasquet's serve for a 5-4 lead and served out the first set. Del Potro unleashed huge serves on his Gasquet who looked to be playing erratically.

After a short break beacause of rain, Del Potro again broke Gasquet's serve to take a 6-5 lead in the second set. Del Potro served out the match with a love game, and became the sixth first-time winner on the ATP Tour this season at the clay court event, winning 74 per cent of points on his serve and claiming four breaks on his way to a 6-4, 7-5 victory.