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Tennis: Del Potro's tears for "his last match, probably" in Buenos Aires

2022-02-09T05:34:43.485Z


The moment was expected. Juan Martin Del Potro has returned to playing tennis. Beaten, the Argentinian probably played his last match even if it remains unclear.


Emotion sequence.

We hadn't seen him since the Queen's tournament in June 2019. Two years and eight months later, Juan Martin Del Potro reappeared on a tennis court in Buenos Aires, probably to say goodbye.

In an overheated atmosphere and in front of nearly 5,000 people won over to his cause, the one who is nicknamed “the Tower of Tandil” therefore surely fought his last battle against his friend and compatriot Federico Delbonis.

Swept in two sets (1-6, 3-6), the winner of the US Open 2009 could not hide his emotion when serving for the last time.

A very strong scene.

As the ball bounced, tears welled up and the colossus cracked.

The crowd then started chanting name as the Argentine hid his face in his towel.

A moment that will remain.

In the preamble to this match, Del Potro had announced that it was more

"a farewell than a return"

and that there was

"no better tournament than that of Buenos Aires to"

take his retirement.

If the Argentinian has not officially announced it yet, it clearly looked like a farewell tour and the public understood it well.

For the occasion and for the first time, his mother, Patricia, was present.

An additional sign, if necessary, that this moment was special.

As a reminder, Juan Martin Del Potro, a true legend in his country, won the US Open in 2009, his only Grand Slam tournament, won two Olympic medals (bronze in 2012 and

At the end of the meeting, questioned on the court, Juan Martin Del Potro, in tears, expressed doubt about his participation in the Rio tournament (February 12 to February 20), where he is expected in particular for commercial reasons, and admitted that this match against Delbonis in Buenos Aires was probably the last:

“I gave everything I had until the last point.

I'm happy because probably my last game was on a court and not giving a press conference.

To be honest, I want to be able to sleep without leg pain.

That's what I'm going to try to do from tomorrow.

Playing with this pain is very hard.

I have the rest of my life ahead of me and I want to live in peace.”

Source: lefigaro

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