Despite undergoing four knee injuries since his last competitive match in 2019, Juan Martin del Potro has remained positive and the Argentine broke some good news to his anxious fans across the world.
The 2009 US Open champion revealed his recovery has been going well, and stated he could be back playing competitive tennis in a few months.
"The knee is much better for now. I’m still recovering, but I’m on court, which is a good thing for me," del Potro said during a surprise appearance on ESPN. “I’m looking forward to being ready in a couple of months. If everything goes well, next season will be fine to start.
"When I was watching Medvedev’s match, it was a little bit frustrating to me to watch these guys play and have me be on the outside… to not be the guy who’s playing, fighting for the trophy.
“This is what’s happened to me at the moment, but I’m going to fight to keep moving and hopefully, next year, I can be a protagonist again and playing tennis.”
The Argentine added that although the journey was difficult, he had embraced the challenge and refused to give up.
"I love the challenge,” said Del Potro. “It could be a tennis challenge or a different challenge in life. This is the toughest match of my career, because I cannot deal with these kind of injuries, this pain that I have now. But I’m still trying and trying.
“This is the life. I believe in myself that this is going to be in the past for sure. But I think it’s also a message to the young kids, to all the players, to all the people around the world that they never have to give up following a dream and that’s what I’m doing with myself.”
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