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Del Potro sends Argentina into Davis Cup final

BUENOS AIRES
Sun Sep 21, 2008 4:58pm EDT

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Teenager Juan Martin del Potro demolished Igor Andreev in straight sets on Sunday to give Argentina a 3-2 win over Russia and send them into a Davis Cup final against Spain.

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Del Potro, two days short of his 20th birthday and playing his first home Davis Cup tie, won 6-4 6-2 6-1 as Argentina avenged their 2006 final defeat by the same opponents.

Earlier, Nikolay Davydenko hauled the Russians back into the tie by beating a tired David Nalbandian 3-6 6-3 7-6 (7-2) 6-0.

(Reporting by Brian Homewood; editing by Trevor Huggins)
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