Juan Martin del Potro shares picture from the practice court
Nine years ago, the 21-year-old Juan Martin del Potro had become the world no. 4 for the first time but instead of marching towards the very top of men's tennis the Argentinian started to struggle with injuries, undergoing four wrist surgeries that plagued his career and prevented him from achieving so much more. Ranked outside the top-1000 less than 24 months ago, Juan Martin was capable of making one last push, playing injury-free for the first time in years and finishing just outside the top-10 in 2017, chasing even better results in 2018. With 47 ATP wins and two ATP titles under his belt, Delpo was one of the best players in the season behind us, winning his first Masters 1000 title at Indian Wells and reaching the semi-final at Roland Garros, the quarter-final at Wimbledon and the final at the US Open, his first since 2009.
In August, the Argentinian finally managed to make the next step and enter the top-three for the first time in a career, looking to chase more big titles by the end of the season and compete at the ATP Finals for the first time in five years. His plans were ruined in Shanghai, though, suffering a right knee injury against Borna Coric that forced him to skip the rest of the year, unable to compete in Paris and London but still finishing the year in the top-five for the first time since 2013. Juan Martin was working hard on the comeback and started to hit again in the middle of December, skipping the entire January action including the Australian Open but looking good to play at his best again in February, confirming that he will make a return in Delray Beach!
There, Delpo defeated Yoshihito Nishioka and Reilly Opelka before a tough loss to Mackenzie McDonald in the deciding set tie break, feeling the pain again and opting to skip Acapulco, Indian Wells and Miami. After a terrible half a year he had, Juan Martin has finally announced some good news, visiting a doctor in Barcelona who was pleased with his progress, continuing with the current treatment and preparing to hit the practice court again. On Tuesday, Juan Martin shared a picture from the practice court with his fans and we are eager to see him in competitive matches again, not announcing the comeback tournament yet but hoping to get ready for Madrid or Rome in May.
from Tennis World USA http://bit.ly/2VDL3Fm
No comments