Frances Tiafoe reveals mum's influence, Jessica Pegula sips beer, Juan Martin del Potro turns up - US Open diary

The DelPo has landed We can’t see him blasting forehands on court anymore but Juan Martin del Potro’s presence at a tournament still creates the same amount of buzz as his thunderous shots did during his playing days. Ad On Wednesday, a very dapper Del Potro arrived at the US Open, where he will be doing commentary on ESPN until the end of the tournament. US OpenKyrgios hit with biggest fine of US Open for racquet smashes after loss25 MINUTES AGO Back to the site of his greatest triumph, the now-retired 2009 champion was the star attraction on Day 10, as scores of people went to greet arguably the best hugger in tennis history.

Former world No. 1 Andy Roddick shared a warm embrace with the big man from Argentina, who was keen to find Frances Tiafoe to congratulate him on making it to the final four in New York. Tiafoe idolised Del Potro growing up and was also looking for him after his win.

“My friend Jordi saw him and I’ve been trying to find him. I just love him,” Tiafoe said on the ESPN set. “He was the first kind of guy to win a Slam outside of the big guys here in ’09 and my coach was talking about him when he won the Citi Open back in the day in ’08.

I’ve been a huge fan of his, when he played his last match, when he retired, that was tough for me.” 'A huge momentum change' — How racquet switch sparked Swiatek win ‘I believe that he can do it’ – Corretja tips Tiafoe to go all the way Colombian wheelchair player Angelica Bernal approached Del Potro in the players’ lounge and got to take a photo with him. “I saw Juan Martin last year but I was too ashamed to ask for a picture. But this year I finally got the courage to ask for one,” Bernal told Eurosport.