Juan Martin del Potro to return to action at Argentina Open: Time to get excited about former US Open champion?

Juan Martin del Potro, it’s been a while. Around 960 days in fact. Ad/> It was at Queen’s Club in June 2019 when former world No 3 and 2009 US Champion Del Potro last played a competitive match of tennis.

There have since been four knee surgeries, and strong doubts over whether he would ever return to the tour. TennisDjokovic, Del Potro return, Thiem delay — what's next on tennis calendar?YESTERDAY AT 12:00 Now ranked No 757 in the world, Del Potro is set to make his long-awaited comeback at the Argentina Open in Buenos Aires on February 7. He will then play in Rio de Janeiro the following week.

It will be an emotional return for Del Potro as he plays in Buenos Aires for the first time since 2006, when he was 17. Much has happened since then. There have been ups – the stunning US Open win in 2009 or the run to the final in New York in 2018 or the silver medal in Rio in 2016 – and there have been downs, wrist and knee surgeries that have blighted and disrupted such a promising career.

At 33 there is still time for Del Potro to have another run, but his body may again say otherwise. What's on the tennis calendar after Australian Open? Del Potro to make return in Buenos Aires Which is why if he does return in Argentina next week it will be a moment to savour. Del Potro’s game is a joy to watch; the forehand being the main attraction.

There’s the huge, high wind-up, then the flat driving of the ball through the court with severe purpose. It’s a shot that has been likened to the ‘Hammer of Thor’ for its destructiveness. The big serve is a weapon too.