Former World No. 3 Juan Martin del Potro recently announced that the Argentina Open could be his last tournament. Shocked by the news, many fans and former players expressed their sadness on social media. Tomorrow, the big Argentine will play against Federico Delbonis after almost two and a half years, and this could be his last match.

Meanwhile, the former US Open champion had some amazing battles with the Big Four in the past. Now, we look back at some of those battles where Delpo achieved amazing victories against the Big Four.

Juan Martin del Potro vs Roger Federer (US Open 2009 final)

In 2009, del Potro won his first-ever Grand Slam at the US Open by beating Roger Federer in the final. This win was probably Delpo’s biggest ever in his career. Before that match, Delpo’d had a 0-6 head-to-head record against the Swiss Maestro. Also, Federer was on a 40-match winning streak at the US Open from 2004-to 2009 winning 5 back-to-back titles.

Roger was going for his sixth consecutive title, but a 20-year-old kid from Argentina didn’t let that happen. Juan Martin del Potro won that match after five thrilling sets of tennis, as the final scoreline was 3-6,7-6,4-6,7-6,6-2.

Del Potro vs Rafael Nadal (Rio Olympics 2016 semi-final)

In the 2016 Rio Olympics semi-final, del Potro achieved his biggest possible win over Rafael Nadal. After beating Novak Djokovic in the R64, this win over Nadal was simply exceptional. The match lasted more than three hours and the score was 5-7,6-4,7-6. 

After losing the first set, Delpo made an impressive comeback to win the third set in a tie-break. Interestingly, Delpo has the biggest win percentage (35%) over Nadal out of all the Big Four. 

Del Potro vs Novak Djokovic (London Olympics 2012 bronze medal match)

Winning a medal for your country in the Olympics is an honor for any sportsperson. Del Potro won his first-ever Olympic medal in the London 2012 Olympics by beating Novak Djokovic in the bronze medal match. 

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After losing to Federer in the semi-final, Delpo was determined to win against Djokovic. He showed immense composer against the Serb and won the match by 7-5,6-4. Although Delpo doesn’t have a great head-to-head record (4-16) against Novak, this was probably his biggest and most important win against the Serb.

Del Potro vs Andy Murray (Davis Cup Semi-final 2016)

Andy Murray and del Potro only played ten times in their career and the Argentine won only three times against the Brit. This match happened just after a month of their Rio Olympics Gold medal match, where Murray beat del Potro after a long battle. However, this time, the Argentine got his revenge against Murray after beating him by 6-4,5-7,6-7,6-3,6-4.

Losing the Gold medal match had been heartbreaking for Delpo, but this win certainly brought a smile to his face.

Other than Stan Wawrinka, Delpo was probably the only player to challenge the Big Four on the biggest stages. Even though Delpo lost some of those matches, the battle was epic, no doubt. After his retirement, fans will surely miss those battles. 

What would you rate Delpo’s career as a tennis player? Let us know in the comments.

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