“Can’t Close Out My Story Yet”: Juan Martin Del Potro Eyeing Comeback at 2021 Tokyo Olympics

Juan Martin del Potro last played at the 2019 Queen’s Championships. Since then, Del Potro has undergone three knee surgeries which have kept him out of action.

For the most part of the last decade, Del Potro has suffered from lingering wrist injuries that have hampered his career. Despite the hardships, he is aiming to make a comeback at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.

Juan Martin del Potro targeting a comeback

Originally scheduled last year, the Tokyo Olympics had to be postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Argentine has a fabulous record at the Olympics, having won a bronze medal in London in 2012 and silver in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.

Recently, during an interview, the 2009 US Open champion talked about the Olympic games being a huge motivating factor for him. However, the tennis star admitted his knee hasn’t recovered fully, but he doesn’t want to end his career yet.

“I think this is my year. The Olympic Games are pulling me along, that is the motivation that I have. The knee is giving me a lot of headaches, I can’t close out my story yet. I feel like I have more to give and so I’ll keep trying,” said Del Potro.

The former World No. 3 confessed that the journey over the last two years was full of ups and downs. Despite undergoing treatment, there are days when Del Potro still feels he is far from making a return.

But having made a successful comeback on the tour in the past, Del Potro vowed to keep fighting in the face of adversity. “Sometimes I am animated (for a return) and other times it’s hard to envisage but I feel there is something inside me and so I keep fighting,” he said.

Recently, at an event in Buenos Aires, Del Porto was even honored as the best Argentine player for the last decade!