He lost in the second rubber to David Ferrer , despite being two sets to one up, eventually losing in a pulsating five-set contest in a match lasting over five hours. With his country down 2—1, del Potro needed to beat Rafael Nadal in the reverse singles to keep the tie going. Del Potro dominated the first set, but could not keep his level up and lost in four sets. For the third time in six years, Argentina lost in the finals of the Davis Cup World Group, this time 3—1.
Del Potro finished the year ranked world no. Del Potro's first tournament of the year was the Apia International Sydney , where he was the top seed. He made it to the quarterfinals after receiving a bye into the second round.
In the quarterfinals, he was beaten by Marcos Baghdatis. He lost to Federer in straight sets in the final. Del Potro then had a good run in Dubai , reaching the semifinals, then losing to Roger Federer again in straight sets. He continued his clay-court season at the Estoril Open , where he was the defending champion and the top seed. He did not drop a set en route to the finals, where he beat Frenchman Richard Gasquet in straight sets in the final to collect his 11th ATP World Tour title.
At the Olympic Games, del Potro faced Roger Federer in the semifinals, which resulted in the longest Olympic tennis match by duration in history, lasting four hours and 26 minutes, half an hour longer than the previous record holder, a Milos Raonic — Jo-Wilfried Tsonga match that took place three days earlier; the final set took two hours and 43 minutes. Del Potro lost the encounter, 6—3, 6—7, 17— Del Potro returned to hard courts to play at the Rogers Cup , where he was upset by year-old world no.
He ended the year ranked world no. In the quarterfinals, he beat Andy Murray for the second time in six matches. In the semifinals, he upset top-seed Novak Djokovic , to end the Serb's streak of 22 victories. He then lost in the final to Rafael Nadal. Del Potro withdrew from the French Open due to a viral infection. On his road to Wimbledon, del Potro began at the Aegon Championships at Queens, where he won his first comeback match in three sets against Xavier Malisse , who had achieved his biggest win at the Queens Club against Novak Djokovic in However, it was not to be a repeated upset, as del Potro came back from behind in the third set to take the match.
At Wimbledon, del Potro advanced past the fourth round for the first time in his career, thanks to a win over Andreas Seppi. He then played David Ferrer and, despite slipping badly during the fifth point of the match and aggravating a pre-existing leg injury—requiring over five minutes of treatment and by his own admission being close to forfeiting the match—del Potro recovered to defeat Ferrer in straight sets to advance to his first Grand Slam semifinal since the US Open without dropping a set.
On 5 July, Djokovic defeated him in five sets in 4 hours and 43 minutes, making it the longest semifinal in the history of Wimbledon men's singles. This was his third title at the event and his second of the year. He lost the match in three sets. Del Potro's height allows him to get a powerful first serve often clocked in the mid s, and maxing out at mph M Madrid, vs Murray , and makes it easier for him to return high topspin balls. He often wore a sleeveless shirt but starting at the season he wears ones with sleeves, a double-wide wristband , a bandana , Nike Air Max Cage shoes and a pair of woven shorts when on the court.
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However, Del Potro's bad luck with injuries has haunted him time and time again. He first underwent right wrist surgery in , which put him out of the game for nearly a year. It took him another full year to get back to his best, but in disaster struck again - this time necessitating surgery on the left wrist. Since his latest comeback from surgery, Del Potro has been forced to adopt a radically different game style.
He no longer powers his backhand into the corners the way he used to, and instead relies primarily on the slice to keep him afloat from that wing. Consequently, a stark imbalance has been introduced into his game, which a lot of opponents have exploited successfully.
Despite all that, Del Potro has still managed to get back to the very top of the men's game; he won his first Masters title as recently as His persistence in the face of adversity has made him an immensely loved figure throughout the world, and his legion of fans make their presence felt wherever he plays.
Del Potro has also consistently sparkled while representing his nation, winning Argentina's first ever Davis Cup in and also bagging medals at the Olympics bronze in , silver in It is no surprise then that his countrymen support him so vociferously.
New User posted their first comment. Argentine tennis star Juan Martin del Potro is one of the most underrated tennis players in the world. He suffered an injury during the Queens' Club event in London, which damaged his kneecap. Article continues below this ad. Naturally, his single highest-earning event came in when he clinched the US Open. With regard to on-court achievements, his US Open win is the cherry on top of the cake.
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