Argentine tennis player Juan Martin del Potro, ranked World No. 4, said on Saturday that the withdrawal of his opponent in the China Open semifinals came at a good time for him to rest since he did not feel 100 percent well for the final due to the flu.

Top seed Del Potro qualified for the China Open final on Saturday without playing after Italy's Fabio Fognini pulled out due to an ankle injury, reports Efe news. The 30-year-old player stressed that he will have to fight, in any case, to win the final on Sunday. Del Potro said he certainly wanted to play against Fognini and he was sad about the withdrawal of the Italian player because they are friends.