5 things that we learned from the 2016 US Open

2. Juan Martin del Potro is back for good

After losing a major chunk of the past two seasons due to two wrist surgeries, 2009 US Open winner Juan Martin del Potro is finally back for good. It had indeed been an extremely tough time for one of tennis’ most popular and affable players who is endowed with one of the best forehands of the game.

Doubts had crept into his mind as to whether he would ever be able to play top-level tennis again. But the towering Argentine smashed all those insecurities and how!

After clinching a silver medal at the Rio Olympics, Del Potro was back at the Flushing Meadows where it all began for him seven years ago. He made it to the quarter-finals, beating three top-25 players before succumbing to the eventual winner Stan Wawrinka in four sets in the last-eight.

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In that match, Del Potro was understandably emotional as he started feeling the love from his fans, showing every bit how his passion for his sport is still burning bright inside him. We are all too happy to know that it will only give rise to more magic from our beloved Delpo in the coming months.

About the author

Sudeshna is a veteran Indian Sports and International Tennis journalist as well as editor at Sportskeeda. She has an overall experience of over 10 years with top publications like The Bridge, Fox Sports Asia, and gained a keen interest in Indian sports since the 2002 Commonwealth and Asian Games when she was in school.

Sudeshna holds a Master's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication. She attends tournaments regularly and being a highly experienced journalist, she ensures she only contacts the correct people from her network for the most authentic information to be put in her articles.

Sudeshna’s favorite Indian athlete is PV Sindhu owing to her big-tournament performances. She also admires Tennis legend Rafael Nadal for his resilience and has witnessed the Spaniard in action at the French Open, due to which, Roland Garros is her all-time favorite Grand Slam tournament.

Neeraj Chopra’s gold medal win at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics made a lasting impact on Sudeshna. She has also interviewed him along with Badminton star Chirag Shetty and several other sports personalities. She has done on-ground reporting on multiple ITF tournaments along with the Premier Badminton League, Asian Boxing Championships and the Davis Cup.

When not using her skills and years of experience in crafting compelling content, Sudeshna likes to read, watch movies and travel.

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