Del Potro dominates 2013 Japan Open

TOKYO, Japan: Top seed Juan Martin del Potro survived some fierce body blows from Milos Raonic in Sunday’s Japan Open final, winning a heavyweight clash 7-6, 7-5 to capture his third title of the year.

Third seed Raonic, also runner-up last year, had proved an irresistible force at the $1.43 million Tokyo event, not dropping a single set and firing a tournament-high 64 aces before running into an immovable object in the shape of del Potro.