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LONDON -- After a three-year absence from Wimbledon, Juan Martin del Potro is making another strong run at a Grand Slam.Del Potro, the 2009 US Open champion who has undergone three surgeries on his left wrist since 2014, beat fourth-seeded Stan Wawrinka 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (2), 6-3 on Friday to reach the third round on another rainy day at the All England Club.My hands [are] shaking, Del Potro said after walking off Centre Court to a loud ovation. Its a great sensation for me because Im playing tennis again and I feel alive.Wawrinka, a two-time Grand Slam champion, is the highest-seeded man eliminated so far.Its great for tennis to see him back, the Swiss player said of Del Potro. Hes a great guy, a really good player, big champion.The match was played with the retractable roof closed over Centre Court, with play on the outside courts delayed and interrupted by scattered rain.This is Del Potros first appearance at Wimbledon since 2013, when he reached the semifinals, and his first at any major since the 2014 Australian Open.After my third surgery, Ive been trying to play tennis again, he said. Its like my second or third career in my short life. Now I am in the third round in my first Grand Slam after three years. That means a lot of good things for me.The 27-year-old Argentine, who had played just one match against a top-10 player since November 2013, showed flashes of the explosive game that made him one of the most feared men in tennis.After dropping the first set, Del Potro lifted his game and took a 4-1 lead in the second set to take control. He relied on his low, flat and deep forehand, which is considered one of the best shots in the game.Wawrinka, who has reached the quarterfinals twice at Wimbledon, was far from his best, with more unforced errors than winners -- 48 to 47. Even Del Potros stats werent great, with 23 winners and 25 unforced errors. But he managed four breaks of serve, compared to three for Wawrinka.I beat one of the guys who is playing great tennis this season, Del Potro said. I couldnt expect this victory for today, but I think I played much better after the first set. And I really enjoyed the crowd.Roger Federer eliminated another British player at Wimbledon, beating Daniel Evans 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 to reach the fourth round.Playing under the roof on Centre Court, Federer won his 305th singles match at a Grand Slam tournament, only one behind the record set by Martina Navratilova.Federer, a seven-time Wimbledon champion, beat British qualifier Marcus Willis?in the second round.One of the many matches that was suspended or postponed Friday was between three-time champion Novak Djokovic and Sam Querrey. Djokovic lost the first two sets of the third-round match 7-6 (6), 6-1 before the final rainstorm came. Fran Tarkenton Youth Jersey . MLS Commissioner Don Garber and Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez also will attend the session, which was announced Monday. The league has discussed placing its next two expansion teams in Miami and Atlanta. 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David Florence bounced back from Tuesdays final flop to clinch his third Olympic silver medal and insisted the C2 success, alongside Richard Hounslow, was not tinged with disappointment at the gold that got away.Florence, who had finished last in the C1 final two days earlier, admitted a spell of relative solitude had shaped him for another shot at the title they had narrowly missed out on at London 2012, where they were pipped by compatriots Tim Baillie and Etienne Stott.This time it was the Slovakian Skantar cousins, Ladislav and Peter, who would deny them with a searing final run at the Whitewater Stadium in Deodoro, but only after Florence and Hounslow saw an advantage at the halfway stage of over one-and-a-half seconds washed away as they missed out on gold by 0.43 seconds.Florence, whose first silver medal was in the C1 in Beijing, insisted: Im not disappointed at all. It wasnt quite gold, but after the disappointment a couple of days ago for me, we just wanted to put together a really solid run and perform to the best of our ability.In a sport like this, when you spend all your time preparing and the slightest of mistakes costs you a medal, Im really pleased with the way we held that run together.The Skantars went drastically faster than I think anyone thought possible on the basis of the first runs. That can be a little bit scary when you are sat at the start and youve sttill got five minutes to wait for your run.dddddddddddd.Florence credited Hounslow, who had almost quit the sport to become an officer at Sandhurst after missing out on selection for the 2008 Beijing Games, for helping him forget his C1 disappointment to have another shot at an elusive Olympic gold.Hounslow said: You dont have to do much -- David is a professional. Sometimes you have just got to let him go off and start stewing on his own emotions. You slowly start building back in.Yesterday he picked up throughout the day. I could see it wasnt going to take much for him to be really up for a good performance. Controlled anger is almost a good thing. You are out there working hard and pushing hard, and thats what David is so good at.He is focused, he is so powerful and strong. I can just make sure we are controlled at the back and keep us going in the right direction. Top to bottom it was a good run -- maybe not perfect but that is the name of the game.The pairs silver followed the stunning gold medal win for Joe Clarke in the mens K1 on the same course on Wednesday. But Fiona Pennie could not make it three when she incurred four seconds worth of time penalties and trailed in sixth place in the womens C1 final behind winner Maialen Chourraut of Spain. ' ' '