Juan Martín del Potro begins to see the light at the end of the tunnel. After going through the operating room twice as a result of the problems in his right kneecap, and more than a year without competing, the Argentine has stepped on a tennis court again to train, according to the newspaper La Nación.
In October 2018, while contesting the 1,000 Shanghai Masters and It was number four in the world, del Potro damaged his knee. Since then, he began to miss tournament after tournament, until in June 2019, having played only twelve games so far this year, he decided to stop.
In that same month he underwent surgery for the first time, but the recovery was not as I wanted and the pain persisted. That is why in January of this year, the Argentinean announced that he would enter the operating room a second time to stop “a pain that not only prevents him from playing tennis, but also makes it difficult for him to carry out the common activities of daily life”, according to his own statement.
Juan Martin del Potro He is still 31 years old, and is the winner of the 2019 US Open. The Argentine hopes to return to the slopes as soon as possible and recover the good level he was showing before the misfortune suffered in his knee.