Del Potro handed 1st-round exit at Japan Open

Del Potro handed 1st-round exit at Japan Open

TOKYO, Japan - French qualifier Edouard Roger-Vasselin returns the ball to top-seeded Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina during their first round match at the Japan Open tennis tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2009. Roger-Vasselin, ranked 189th in the world, beat Del Potro, the U.S. Open champion, 6-4, 6-4.

Del Potro handed 1st-round exit at Japan Open

Del Potro handed 1st-round exit at Japan Open

TOKYO, Japan - Top-seeded Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina stretches to return to French qualifier Edouard Roger-Vasselin during their first round match at the Japan Open tennis tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2009. Del Potro, the U.S. Open champion, was defeated by Roger-Vasselin, ranked 189th in the world, 6-4, 6-4.

Del Potro handed 1st-round exit at Japan Open

Del Potro handed 1st-round exit at Japan Open

TOKYO, Japan - Top-seeded Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina feels the heat during his first round match against French qualifier Edouard Roger-Vasselin at the Japan Open tennis tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2009. Del Potro, the U.S. Open champion, was defeated by Roger-Vasselin, ranked 189th in the world, 6-4, 6-4.

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Del Potro handed 1st-round exit at Japan Open

Del Potro handed 1st-round exit at Japan Open

TOKYO, Japan - French qualifier Edouard Roger-Vasselin returns the ball to top-seeded Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina during their first round match at the Japan Open tennis tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2009. Roger-Vasselin, ranked 189th in the world, beat Del Potro, the U.S. Open champion, 6-4, 6-4. (Kyodo)

Del Potro handed 1st-round exit at Japan Open

Del Potro handed 1st-round exit at Japan Open

TOKYO, Japan - Top-seeded Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina feels the heat during his first round match against French qualifier Edouard Roger-Vasselin at the Japan Open tennis tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2009. Del Potro, the U.S. Open champion, was defeated by Roger-Vasselin, ranked 189th in the world, 6-4, 6-4. (Kyodo)

Del Potro handed 1st-round exit at Japan Open

Del Potro handed 1st-round exit at Japan Open

TOKYO, Japan - Top-seeded Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina stretches to return to French qualifier Edouard Roger-Vasselin during their first round match at the Japan Open tennis tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2009. Del Potro, the U.S. Open champion, was defeated by Roger-Vasselin, ranked 189th in the world, 6-4, 6-4. (Kyodo)