Juan Martin del Potro bid farewell after beating Novak Djokovic 6-4, 7-5 in an emotional exhibition match in entrance of his house crowd in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Sunday.
The exhibition, titled ‘The Final Problem,’ was held at a packed Parque Roca stadium.
“I don’t know anybody who doesn’t love Juan Martin… His best victory in life is that he’s a beautiful individual,” mentioned Djokovic, a 24-time Main champion, after the match.
Former World No. 3 Del Potro broke down in tears a number of instances through the match attended by a number of celebrities, together with pal and former tennis participant Gabriela Sabatini.
Del Potro got here into the highlight in 2009 because the then teenager shocked Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer within the semifinal and ultimate, respectively to win his maiden Main on the US Open. He gained a complete of twenty-two titles however a number of accidents by no means allowed the Argentine so as to add extra Grand Slams to his identify. He final performed a Tour-level match two years in the past.
On Sunday, the 36-year-old Del Potro reviewed a few of the greatest moments of his profession on a large display screen, together with the Olympic medals gained in London in 2012 and Rio de Janeiro in 2016. He additionally gained the Davis Cup title with Argentina in 2016.
Del Potro, who hails from Tandil within the South American nation, additionally acquired tributes not simply from tennis gamers equivalent to Federer, Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz and Gael Monfils but in addition from Argentina basketball legend and Olympic gold medallist Emanuel Ginóbili and World Cup-winning Argentine coach Lionel Scaloni in a shifting video.