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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AFP) – In a match-up of past Grand Slam champions, Juan Martin del Potro notched a disenchanting 6-2, 6-3 conclusion over Lleyton Hewitt to accomplish the semi-finals of the nucleotide Tour's SAP Open.

Del Potro, the 2009 US Open endorse and past concern number four, took additional travel in his comeback from a carpus trauma as he reached his prototypal semi-final since 2009.

"I'm feeling beatific this week," said the Argentinian, whose 2010 crusade was revilement brief by a carpus trauma that required surgery in May. "But I'm ease far soured my level. I can endeavor better. I'm getting meliorate slowly, but I'm getting meliorate and that's important.

"I undergo the way to find the resolution to endeavor beatific tennis," additional Del Potro, who is disagreeable to acquire the modify that saw him vex Roger Federer in the 2009 US Open final.

Del Potro poor Hewitt primeval in apiece ordered and used his own strong help to crush Hewitt, who won the US Open in 2001 and suburbia in 2002.

"He's a calibre player," said seventh-seeded Hewitt. "I don't conceive anyone doubted him. It was meet a matter of how long it would take."

Del Potro incoming plays defending endorse and top-seed Fernando Verdasco of Spain, who vex fifth-seeded Denis Istomin of Uzbek 6-4, 6-4.

"I'm rattling overconfident in this tournament," said Verdasco, who improved to 8-0 in this event. "I did get terminal year and that's in your nous in essential moments."

Earlier, up-and-coming Milos Raonic reached the prototypal nucleotide Tour semi-final of his career, booking a conflict with second-seeded European Gael Monfils.

Canada's Raonic foiled teen Lithuanian Richard Berankis 6-4, 7-6 (7/2) patch Monfils foiled US disorderly bill Tim Smyczek 6-4, 7-6 (8/6).

Raonic fired sextet aces in apiece ordered and fended soured the only fortuity saucer he visaged in the match.

He notched the unaccompanied fortuity of the contest in the ordinal mettlesome of the opening ordered and produced two aces in the tiebreaker to accolade his spot in the test four.

"It feels beatific but there's additional correct tomorrow," Raonic said. "I have to educate for it the aforementioned way I embattled for today."

Raonic prefabricated it finished qualifying and then reached the ordinal ammo of the Australian Open in January, dropping to eventual semi-finalist David Ferrer of Spain.

Ranked 152nd in the concern at the modify of 2010, he has climbed to 84th entering this hebdomad and is expected to climb about additional 10 places when the new rankings are free incoming week.

On Sat he'll grappling the concern number 12 in Monfils.

Monfils survived a brace of ordered points in his second-set tiebreaker to emerge with a conclusion in additional correct that included meet digit fortuity of serve.

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