Juan Martin del Potro reflects on comeback Delray Beach Open win
World No. 4 Juan Martin del Potro admitted to feeling a bit tired towards the end of his first match since returning from a kneecap fracture.
The top-seeded Argentine handed a straight-set defeat to world No. 72 Yoshihito Nishioka 6-3 7-5 at the Delray Beach on Tuesday.
Del Potro saved a break point in the seventh game before he got the crucial break of the first set a game later.
Del Potro blew an early second-set break but broke the Japanese in the 11th game to seal the win.
"It was a tough first round because Nishioka is a solid player from the baseline. But I played well in specific moments of the match," Del Potro said post-match, per Tennis365.
"I need to keep working hard on my legs because I felt tired at the end of the second set, but that's normal for [right now]."
Del Potro, who fractured his kneecap at the Rolex Shanghai Masters in October, missed the Nitto ATP Finals and this year's Australian Open.
"Still hurts sometimes will see how I feel tomorrow...I was thinking about it all the time...when I got tired I started to fill a little bit of pain but that's normal," del Potro revealed, per John Horn Twitter.
Del Potro is set for a tough Delray Beach round-of-16 clash as he plays next in-form New York Open champion Reilly Opelka.
Del Potro and Opelka are set to clash for the first time against other as they have no previous meetings.
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