BREAKING: Juan Martin Del Potro Ruled Out of Australian Open 2020

Published 01/10/2020, 7:22 PM EST

Tackling with injuries since Shanghai Masters 2018, the Argentine tennis player Juan Martin del Potro has still not recovered to his former state of fitness. In the first half of 2019, he was plagued with injuries. Despite that, the ‘Tower of Tandil’ played some epic matches on the tour. And now in 2020, Del Potro delays his return to the circuit. He is set to miss the Aussie major for the second consecutive time.

The two-time quarterfinalist in Melbourne, Juan Martin del Potro has withdrawn from the Australian Open 2020 due to the ongoing knee injury.

Since when is his knee bothering him?

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His injury is persisting from Queens’ Championships 2019 after he won against Canada’s Denis Shapovalov. Post that setback, Del Potro went to Spain for the knee surgery. It’s been more than six months to that surgery but the Argentine has still not recovered. Del Potro can still feel the pain in his right knee and hence he is reluctant to play professional tennis. His return to the circuit is yet to be announced.

How serious was Juan Martin Del Potro’s knee surgery?

At the Queen’s Club Championships 2019 it was stated that it was his last triumph on the ATP circuit. He wouldn’t be able to step on the professional tennis court again. Fortunately, he regained his strength after undergoing the ‘career-threatening’ knee surgery and began practicing.

Juan Martin Del Potro’s last title-victory

The last Grand Slam which Del Potro played was French Open 2019 and reached the fourth round in Paris. And before that, he made it to the finals at US Open 2018. He last won a title at Indian Wells 2018 where he dethroned the reigning champion, Roger Federer in the finals.

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Withdrawals in 2019

In 2019, Del Potro confirmed his appearance at Intrum Stockholm Open in Sweden and the Erste Bank Open 500 in Austria. However, his knee pains created a hindrance and he couldn’t feature at the European events. The Argentine was scheduled to play an exhibition match against the Swiss legend, Roger Federer in Buenos Aires but again his knee problems obstructed him from playing high-level tennis.

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Juan Martin Del Potro Calls Off The Exhibition Match Against Roger Federer in Argentina

Hopefully, Del Potro soon recovers from the prolonged knee injury and announces some good news for his fans worldwide.

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Mahalakshmi Murali joined EssentiallySports in 2018 as a tennis author and has gone on to pen more than 1800 engaging articles, probing into various aspects of the sport and its illustrious players. With her expertise on the sport, Mahalakshmi has interviewed stalwarts from the sport such as Serena WIlliams’ coach Patrick Mouratoglou and Kevin Anderson’s physio, Carlos Costa. Equipped with her vast experience and a keen understanding of the sport, Mahalakshmi now co-heads the tennis department.