Juan Martin del Potro is a well-known Argentine tennis player, two-time Olympic medalist and winner of many international competitions, including the Grand Slam tournament.
Biographical information
Juan Martin del Potro was born inSeptember 1988 in the Argentine city of Tandil. His father at one time semi-professionally engaged in rugby. Therefore, the love for the sport of the boy was instilled from early childhood. For the first time on the court, Juan was at the age of seven. And since then, practically does not release the rocket from his hands.
First steps in professional sports
In 2002, Juan Martin del Potro for the first timeHe won the junior tournament, and three years later became the best in three competitions of the ITF Futures series. Also in 2005, in Montevideo (Uruguay), he became the victor of the ATP Challenger Series tournament.
Soon, the 18-year-old Argentine gets into the hundred of the best tennis players in the world, which allows him to participate in the most prestigious international competitions.
Professional career
Juan Martin del Potro's debut in tournaments underATP's auspices were simply overwhelming. On the hard surfaces of Adelaide, the newcomer immediately reached the semi-finals. He also took part in the Australian Open, where he was able to get into the second round.
In June, a young Argentine professional tennis player made his debut at Wimbledon courts, where in the second round he lost to the first racket of the world - Swiss Roger Federer.
The most successful for Del Potro was OpenThe US Championship, in which he reached the third round of the competition. Thanks to successful performances, the Argentinean finished 2007 at the 44th place in the world rankings.
The following season, Juan kept improving his performance. Despite losing in the second round in France and Wimbledon, he becomes the winner of the ATP tournament in Stuttgart, and then in Kitzbühel.
Replacing the soil courts on hardovye, Argentinecontinued winning series for himself. Juan won two tournaments in a row, rising to the 17th place in the world rankings. At the US Open, he reached the stage of the quarter-finals, where in four sets he lost to Andy Murray.
In addition to individual performances, the Argentinian played for his team in the victorious semi-final of the Davis Cup against the Russian team.
It is not surprising that Juan Martin del Potro found a place in the lists of participants in the annual Final tournament, the rating of which allowed him to enter the top ten tennis players on the planet.
2009 is considered by many experts to be the best in the wholeArgentine career athlete. After winning the tournament in Auckland and participating in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, del Potro rises to 5th place in the ranking.
In the same year, Juan reaches the semifinal of the tournamentGrand Slam in France, where inferior to Roger Federer in five sets. In August, del Potro won the competition in Washington again, so he went to the US Open in a great mood. It was here, after beating Rafael Nadal in the semi-finals, and in the final - of Roger Federer, the Argentine first became a triumphant at the Grand Slam tournament.
Next season can not be called successful forPotro After a wrist injury at the beginning of the year, the Argentine was able to take part only in three competitions, greatly weakening his position in the world rankings.
A year later, the Argentine athlete returned tothe elite of world tennis. He won the tournaments in Delray Beach (USA), Oeiras (Portugal), Vienna (Austria) and Basel (Switzerland), and also won the bronze medal at the London Olympics. At the final tournament Argentine reached the semifinals.
Over the next three years, del Potro won in five prestigious ATP tournaments, and in 2013 he repeated his record, becoming the fifth racket of the world.
After a year’s pause, the Argentinean again tookparticipation in the Olympic Games in Sydney, where he won the silver medal, losing in the final to Briton Andy Murray. Two months later, Juan won the tournament in Stockholm. Del Potro's latest achievement was reaching the semi-finals of the US Open in 2017, where he lost to the winner of the tournament and the first racket of the world, Rafael Nadal.
Life off court
Personal life of Juan Martin del Potro alwaysAroused a lot of interest from journalists and fans. He was credited with novels with many athletes and models, among whom were Stephanie Demner, Johanna Villafane and Karina Jelinek.
Despite the achievements, the Argentine tennis player is very anxious about his family, often devoting them victories and titles.
