Juan Martín del Potro acknowledged that his body was not ready for a return to tennis, at the US Open, no less.
The Argentine, champion of this tournament in 2009, wrote on social networks on Wednesday that he was not healthy enough to seek the return he longed for.
Del Potro told The Associated Press in April that he wanted to “play a farewell game” at Flushing Meadows this year, if his right knee would allow it.
At the time, the United States Tennis Association indicated that the popular player would be welcome at the tournament. However, he did not appear on the list of players who received invitations to the main draw and appeared on Wednesday.
Hours later, he revealed that he did not feel comfortable enough with his health and that he would continue to look for other solutions.
“My desire to return to a court as special as the US Open had me excited. I tried by all means to achieve it, but my body is not 100% with me to feel comfortable, “she explained. “They also know that the pain I feel does not allow me to focus on a comeback yet. I will continue looking for the best alternatives to recover my quality of life”.
Wrist injuries had previously limited the powerful arm that helped the man from Tandil beat Roger Federer to the 2009 title.
He eventually recovered enough to return to the final in 2018, when he lost to Novak Djokovic.
But then knee injuries sidelined him from June 2019 until a game he played in Argentina in February 2022.
2023-08-17 01:35:25
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