PARIS — Nursing himself back to health and winning a match at the French Open: For Juan Martin del Potro, that combination is an achievement in itself.
Playing Grand Slam tennis for the first time since fracturing his right knee last year, the ninth-ranked del Potro is into the second round of Roland Garros and savoring each step.
His 3-6, 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 first-round victory over Nicolas Jarry neatly summed up how del Potro turned the match around. On a chilly Tuesday morning on Court Suzanne Lenglen, against a player he'd never met before, del Potro started poorly.