The Argentine tennis player has made sure that he has his “tennis stage” under lock and key and announced that he will compete in an exhibition tournament.
Juan Martin del Potro reappeared and spoke at a press conference about his future in tennis, confirming that will return to the courts for an exhibition tournament and showed his desire for power retire at the US Open.
Del Potro talks about his future: confirmed return to tennis, US Open dream and his knee injury
“My tennis stage is unlocked and locked. It is an inner desire to step on the court for the last time at the US Open, but my physique is sending me messages that are not compatible with that desire,” began the Argentine tennis player.
And, within the framework of the launch of the campaign of an international logistics company, he continued: “At certain times of the day, I feel like an active tennis player and in my social networks still say ‘ tennis player’, but it was very difficult the next day. Life put it in my way and I couldn’t do a process like Nadal’sfor example, having announced that the next one will be his last season, he can now think about where he will live and plan other kinds of things”.
Juan Martín Del Potro on his injury: “I’m still consulting to see how I can recover”
“In my case, I was number three in the world, I fell, broke my knee and I am still consulting with doctors to see how I can recover. I didn’t go through the process like any normal tennis player and I feel like an active athlete,” he said.
In addition, Del Potro said that he lives with two sensations after his injury: “On the one hand I am angry, I am disgusted and wonder why this happened to me. Then it happens the other way around and I think, why not me?'”
In June 2019, the 2016 Davis Cup champion injured his kneecap during a match in Shanghai, from which he never recovered despite his surgeries and his last appearance was at the Argentina Open when he lost 6-1, 6-3 to Federico Delbonis in the first round.
“Many other athletes suffer, at the recent Roland Garros Alcaraz suffered from cramps and he lost against Djokovic, and he is 20 years old. At the age of 20 I won the final of the US Open against Federer, love say, all athletes we suffer, sometimes in favor and sometimes against”, explained the athlete.
The return to the courts and the dream of retiring from the US Open
The man from Tandil said that next week he will go to China where he will be part of an exhibition tournament with Spaniards David Ferrer, Carlos Moyá and the Russian Marat Safin. However, the desire to end his career at the Grand Slam where he established himself in 2009 after defeating Roger Federer in the final is still hidden.
The US Open will take place in New York from August 28 to September 10 and although the possibility of participation still seems remote, Del Potro already has special invitation and he continued his preparations to try to arrive.
Source: Tycsports
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