NEW YORK (Reuters) - World number one Rafa Nadal knew powerhouse Juan Martin del Potro's biggest weakness was his shaky backhand, and the Spaniard exploited the vulnerability repeatedly at their U.S.
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 ...
For most of Juan Martin del Potro’s career, his greatest nemesis was not another player. It was his own body. But over the last year, del Potro’s fragile wrists have given way to a more traditional ...
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Juan Martin del Potro keeps surprising himself. The struggle paid off Sunday, when Del Potro staved off three match points in the third set to beat top-ranked Roger Federer ...
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, ...
Juan Martin del Potro lost nearly two years on the professional tennis circuit due to wrist injuries that required three surgeries on his left wrist and another on his right. He went from the ...
For more than a half-decade, tennis legends Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic ruled over the sport like no trio in history. Every Grand Slam tournament was an exercise in seeing which of ...
The evening of Friday, May 27, could possibly present tennis fans with one of the all-time epics, as the biggest and most anticipated match at Roland Garros this year (apart from the final) takes ...
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Former U.S. Open champion Juan Martin Del Potro has had a second operation on his troublesome left wrist in a bid to make a lasting comeback, his training staff said. Del ...
Maybe Roger Federer was right after all when he said, a few months back, that the Hawk-Eye electronic line-calling system has taken something from the game—that being a "human factor" embodied in ...