Del Potro: I was surprised by three-hour match against Novak Djokovic
Speaking to reporters on Saturday, Juan Martin del Potro commented on his return to competition after dealing with a knee injury. The Argentinean player said: “Of course, I had experience with these tough moments of my career and also I had the support from my family and friends and the people who helped me to keep trying and keep going because for the sport it’s the worst part of the show when you get injured and you cannot do what you want. I took some experience with my wrist to feel the same things with the knee. I spoke a lot with my doctor and basically after Delray Beach when all the people around me recommended surgery I heard very deep in my heart to try a different way for the last time and then we found Angel Cotorro, the Spanish doctor. He tried a different treatment and it helped me at the moment and now I’m playing without surgery on the knee and I think that is because I had a different experience with my wrist and I took a good decision for the moment.”
Del Potro played his first Masters 1000 tournament since October in Madrid earlier this month, then he lost to Novak Djokovic in a Rome Open three-hour quarter-final match. “I played great tennis for almost three hours in very high intensity with the no.1 of the world, which is a very good signal looking to the future," recognized the Tandil native. "But I know how is my presentation at the moment, I know how far is my best level. I’m getting back to my old backhand and that helped me for my whole game. I played a lot of backhands down the line, making a lot of winners [against Djokovic in Rome]. Now I can mix it up with the slices, different shots that improved a few years ago, and if my wrist still helps me I will be playing harder backhands as well as my forehands and I will have a complete game for this year.”
from Tennis World USA http://bit.ly/2JN0uZV
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