[Knee injury forces Rafael Nadal out of U.S. Open semifinal vs. del Potro]So prolonged were del Potro’s struggles that he fell into a depression. Del Potro, 29, is in his second U.S. Open final nine years after reaching his first. I didn’t know if I will be a tennis player again or not,” Del Potro said Friday. The 31-year-old has a comeback story of his own, though it is far less prolonged than del Potro’s. Reaching finals, winning titles, having my highest ranking ever in this moment, everything is almost perfect,” del Potro said, smiling.

Source: Washington Post September 08, 2018 19:34 UTC