Juan Martín del Potro is one of the great legends in the history of Argentine tennis: for what he did in his career and also when he had to represent the country, both in Davis cup like in Olympic GamesIn the latter, he won two medals in two participations.
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On a day like today, 12 years ago, Delpo achieved one of the best triumphs of his life. One day after playing four hours and 26 minutes against Roger Federer in the semi-finals of London 2012 (with a 19-17 defeat in the third set), He had to go out and play for the bronze medal against Novak Djokovic.
When it seemed that Djokovic was going to be the dominant player in the game due to the wear and tear that JMDP suffered against Federer, the player from Tandil surprised everyone: He played an almost perfect match and left the Serbian empty-handed, defeating him 7-5 and 6-4..
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“They were waiting on the podium for the bronze medal winner. Everyone thought it was going to be Djokovic and then I arrived. Federer asked me what had happened and when I told him I won, he said: ‘I’m so happy, I’m very pleased after our match.’“‘” Del Potro said after the awards ceremony.
Four years after this, he would surpass this performance and win the silver medal at Rio 2016. In addition to this, continuing with his representation of Argentina, he would also win the Davis Cup title, being the only time that the country was able to win the salad bowl.
