Juan Martin del Potro: Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal denied my 'dream' of getting to No. 1

Juan Martin del Potro says Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal denied him his “dream” of getting to world No. 1. Del Potro, who is now retired following multiple wrist and knee injuries, won the US Open in 2009, reached three other Grand Slam semi-finals, and tasted David Cup success with Argentina.

Ad But he never got higher than No. 3 in the rankings. ATP Indian Wells'How is this possible?' — Medvedev shocked that Nadal, Federer have 'haters'3 HOURS AGO When he hit his career-high ranking in 2018 he was 1,000 points behind second-placed Federer and nearly 5,000 behind No.

1 Nadal. Del Potro only stayed at No. 3 for a few weeks before being overtaken by Djokovic after he beat him in the US Open final.

The Argentine never got higher than No. 4 again in his career. «The only thing I lacked was being No.

1,” he said at a Roland Garros Junior Series event in Sao Paulo. “It was always a dream and I always worked for it… but I was proud of my career and I never made it because there was either Federer, or Nadal or Djokovic. »When I look at the rankings and the years of my career and who was fighting to be No.

1, I see that it was beautiful that these were the ones who didn't let me make it, this dream.” Del Potro retired from tennis last year, playing his last match in his home country of Argentina. Medvedev overcomes bleeding thumb to reach semis Medvedev shocked Federer, Nadal have 'haters' At his best, he was one of the few players over the last 15 years able to regularly compete with Djokovic, Nadal, Federer and Andy Murray, thanks largely to his big serve and heavy forehand. Del Potro says he does not expect another 'big three' to emerge any time soon.