Del Potro to return after 30-month injury absenceAFP, BUENOS AIRESFormer US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro is to return to competitive tennis after two-and-a-half years of injury at next week’s Argentina Open in Buenos Aires. Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro returns to Denis Shapovalov of Canada in their Queen’s Club Championships match in London on June 19, 2019. Photo: ReutersBoth the Argentina Open and the Rio Open, which takes place a week later, announced Del Potro had been given wild cards to compete in the clay-court events. The US Open champion at 20 in 2009, Del Potro won the last of his 22 ATP Tour titles in Indian Wells, California, in 2018. Photo: AFPHe last played the Argentina Open as a 17-year-old in 2006, losing in the first round to former world No.

Source: Taipei Times February 02, 2022 01:00 UTC