The tennis player from Tandil participated in an exhibition in China and once again showed his desire to play in the US Open.
This Thursday, Juan Martin del Potro lived a very special day when he came back to play tennis afterwards 16 months without being able to and is excited to participate in the next US Open as far as possible removal from the courts.
Del Potro returns to play after 16 months
The Tandil Tower participated in a exhibition in chinain the doubles category with the Spaniard Carlos Moya, who knew how to be number one in the ranking in 1999. The Delpo team won 7-6 (5), 1-6 and 11-9 over Russian Marat Safin and David Ferrer, after one hour and thirteen minutes of play.
This is about Hangzhou International Masters Tennis Tournament whereupon the man of Tandil rejoiced and rejoiced at his return. “It was a very special moment. Returning to a field and before so many people in the stands is something that fills me with joy”, he declared after the game.
The desire of the Argentine is reach the American Grand Slam that will take place in New York from August 28 to September 10 and although the possibility of participating still seems remote, Del Potro already has his special invitation and continues his preparations to try to get there.
Juan Martín Del Potro on his injury: “I’m still consulting to see how I can recover”
“I don’t have my stage in tennis lock and lock. It is an internal desire to step on the court for the last time at the US Open, but my physique sends me messages that are not compatible with that desire,” the tennis player . a few days ago, tennis player.
And continued: “At certain times of the day I feel like an active tennis player and on my social networks it still says ‘tennis player’, but very difficult the next day. Life put it in my way and I couldn’t do a process like Nadal, for example, who announced that the next one will be his last season, he can now think about where he will live and plan other kinds of thing.”
“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?'”
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Source: Tycsports
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