Roger Federer was reduced to a puddle of tears in an emotional farewell to tennis last week. Now another former star has made a stunning admission that tugs at the heart. Juan Martin del Potro, who ...
Tennis, like every sport, has its what-ifs, and there is no bigger one in the men’s game in this century than: What if Juan Martín del Potro’s career had not been marred by injury after injury? Or, ...
Novak Djokovic withstood a ferocious onslaught from Juan Martin del Potro to subdue the Argentine 7-5, 4-6, 7-6, 6-7, 6-3 in ...
In one final act of “ultimate respect”, as described by social media account The Tennis Letter, Djokovic surrendered himself ...
The final image of Juan Martin del Potro on a tennis court could have been his familiar headband resting over the net. Simple, poignant, understated and totally fitting with his elegant, ...
The nickname "DELPO" was printed in block letters on the back of Juan Martin del Potro's white Nike shoes, and it didn't take long for him to brand command on the match today. Navigating some slippery ...
My wife Lisa and I had dinner the other night with long-time TennisWorld reader Steve Manning and his wife, Anne. We met them at a Mexican bistro suggested by Steve, who's from Los Angeles, but the ...
“Do you fear your body?” I ask Juan Martín del Potro. The 6’6” Argentinian looms over me like a lamppost. He’s silent for a moment. He knows I’m really asking him: Are you afraid the pain will return?
Every so often, an athlete has a skill that is so obviously excellent, so justly famous, that it almost becomes a cliché. In tennis, there is Juan Martín del Potro’s forehand. It is such a shorthand ...