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Former US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro has withdrawn from next week's Rio Open, tournament organisers said on Friday (Feb 11), likely bringing down the curtain on a once-promising career that has been blighted by a number of serious injuries.
(Reuters) - Former U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro has withdrawn from next week's Rio Open, tournament organisers said on Friday, likely bringing down the curtain on a once-promising career that has been blighted by a number of serious injuries.
Second-seed and local favourite Diego Schwartzman has defeated Spain's Jaume Munar 7-6 (7-2) 7-6 (7-4) to reach the quarter-finals of the Argentina Open.
Juan Martin del Potro looks as though he could soon retire from tennis. The former world No 3 and 2009 US Open champion has had an injury-ravaged career and only returned from a two-and-a-half year absence at the Argentina Open this week. It was an emotional occasion for Del Potro, who couldn’t hold back tears in the closing stages of his match against Federico Delbonis and was watched courtside by his mother for the first time in his career.
Argentine great Juan Martin del Potro made a losing return to tennis after a two-and-a-half-year injury absence on Tuesday, beaten in straight sets by compatriot Federico Delbonis in the Argentina Open.
Mats Wilander has paid tribute to Juan Martin del Potro following his 6-1 6-3 defeat to Federico Delbonis at the Argentina Open, a match which may well prove to be the last of his professional career. Del Potro returned to the court on Tuesday after two and a half years battling back from a severe knee injury but, despite showing incredible grit, he could not keep pace with his friend and compatriot.
The 2009 US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro has lost in what appeared to be a farewell to his home fans at the Argentina Open tournament.
Andy Murray and Stefanos Tsitsipas have paid tribute to Juan Martin del Potro as he looks to be nearing retirement from tennis. The Argentine came back from a long injury hiatus to play Federico Delbonis in the first round of the Argentina Open on Tuesday. Ad/> But the 35-year-old declared on the eve of the match that he viewed it as more of a farewell than a comeback, with his knee injury still causing him pain.