"It was the first tennis match that I cried": Juan Martin del Potro's admits crying after seeing Novak Djokovic emotional following Paris Olympics triumph

Former Argentine tennis player Juan Martin del Potro revealed that seeing Serbia’s Novak Djokovic win the Olympic gold medal made him cry. The 37-year-old is often regarded as the greatest player in the history of men’s tennis in the Open era, having won as many as 24 Grand Slam titles in his illustrious career.

Djokovic recently participated in the Paris Olympics where he finally won something that was missing from his trophy cabinet which was the gold medal for his country in the mega-event. The Belgrade-born star finally managed to achieve that after beating Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz in the final in straight sets with a score of 7-6, 7-6.

After that match, Djokovic was clearly emotional as he burst into tears on the court and showed exactly how much it meant to him. Del Potro, after sharing the court with the former world number one ahead of the fourth and final Grand Slam of the year, was quoted in a report where he stated that seeing Djokovic win an Olympic gold for his country made him emotional. “He made me cry the other day when he won the gold medal. It was the first tennis match that I cried,” he said.

The victory was special for Djokovic because he had suffered a knee injury just a few weeks before during the French Open. That injury forced Serbia’s legendary tennis star to withdraw from the second Grand Slam of the year just before the start of the quarterfinal against Norway’s Casper Ruud. Following that, Djokovic underwent surgery, which raised doubts about his participation in future mega events such as Wimbledon and the Paris Olympics. However, the 24-time Grand Slam winner not only returned to the court soon after but also went all the way to the final of Wimbledon. In that competition, he lost to Alcaraz in the final in straight sets with a score of 7-6, 7-6.