Juan Martín Del Potro moved all Argentines on his return to tennis. The man from Tandil returned to play after more than two years (his last game of his had been in June 2019) and warned that it was a farewell.
“I never imagined retiring from tennis if it wasn’t playing on the court, so I couldn’t find a better tournament than the one in Buenos Aires to be able to do it,” he declared in the preview of the match with Federico Del Bonis and ended up losing 6-1 and 6- 3.
Beyond the fact that he still did not confirm 100% if it was his last game, there was a farewell atmosphere and an exciting day was lived. True to the style of 90Min, here we tell you about its relationship with the sport.
Del Potro is a fan of Boca and usually goes to the Bombonera as a fan. In 2016, after winning the Davis Cup, a special tribute was paid to him and the entire stadium applauded him. An anecdote that he lived in Wimbledon perfectly relates his passion. The Xeneize played the final of the Libertadores with Corinthians and did not want to miss it for anything. “I went to speak so that they don’t put me on at 11 in the morning, that they put me on later because I wanted to watch the game. They told me no and I left re hot. I watched the whole game and went to the warm-up, my coach didn’t speak to me and the first set was three changes down. He threw water at me when changing sides to wake me up, ”he said. He ended up winning the match and it was a great story.
As well as being a huge fan, Del Potro showed his qualities on the field of play. He participated in the farewell of his friend Martín Palermo and had a stellar performance.
Maradona and del Potro had a very special relationship. The tennis player had the pleasure of rallying with Diego in a tournament in Dubai and they ended up hugging. The idol was also present in Croatia, when Argentina won the Davis Cup and took the Tandilense’s racket. Delpo told an anecdote that they lived in that series: “Every night, without anyone knowing, I saw him for about 10 minutes and I remember that at that time he had bought very flashy pajamas and went down to the hotel with those pajamas and there We saw each other for a while, we kissed and went to sleep,” he said.
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