UPDATE 1-Tennis-Open-Jitters fail to trip up Del Potro
* Del Potro reaches first major semi-final
* Argentine says he was very nervous during match
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PARIS, June 3 (Reuters) - Argentine fifth seed Juan Martin del Potro overcame a bout of jitters to stroll into his first grand slam semi-final with a 6-3 6-4 6-2 win over Spaniard Tommy Robredo at the French Open on Wednesday.
However, there is little chance Del Potro's nerves are likely to settle down over the next two days since his reward for overcoming the 16th seed is a last four clash with Roger Federer.
"I was very nervous all along the match and I never managed to really get in the match because my legs were really tense," the 20-year-old, the youngest man left in the draw, told reporters.
"Maybe you couldn't see that from the outside but I was pretty tense. Tommy played really well. Three sets, that is not a good indication of what the match was, because he really played well." Continued...
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