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Del Potro ruled out of Wimbledon due to knee surgery

Juan Martin Del Potro will miss Wimbledon after it was announced that he needs knee surgery.

Tennis • 20 Jun 19

Novak Djokovic drops his racquet after winning match point

Djokovic back at the top of the tennis mountain

The Serbian has taken back-to-back Grand Slam titles and is climbing up tennis's world rankings.

Tennis • 10 Sep 18

Juan Martin del Potro is in to the last eight

Del Potro sets up quarter-final showdown with Nadal

Juan Martin del Potro powered through to only his second Wimbledon quarter-final after beating Gilles Simon.

Tennis • 10 Jul 18

Djokovic and Nadal maintain Wimbledon progress

Three-time champion Novak Djokovic silenced a raucous Centre Court crowd as he came back to beat home favourite Kyle Edmund 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 in the third round of Wimbledon on Saturday.

Tennis • 07 Jul 18

Nadal and Djokovic straight-sets winners at Wimbledon

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic both had little difficulty overcoming their respective opponents to move into the second round at Wimbledon.

Tennis • 03 Jul 18

Nadal thumps Del Potro to ease into French Open final

Rafael Nadal powered his way into a French Open final meeting with Dominic Thiem following a straight-sets win over Juan Martin del Potro.

Tennis • 08 Jun 18

Federer and del Potro shakes hands after their match

No Federer-Nadal showdown at Flushing Meadows

Roger Federer conceded he was not in the right shape to challenge for another grand slam title as an elusive US Open clash with Rafael Nadal slipped away again.

Tennis • 07 Sep 17

Stan Wawrinka hit an impressive 53 winners in his victory over Juan Martin del Potro

Wawrinka denies Del Potro at US Open

Stan Wawrinka took one step closer to a third grand slam title after outlasting an emotional Juan Martin del Potro at the US Open.

Tennis • 08 Sep 16

Andy Murray retains tennis gold in Rio

Andy Murray wrote his name into the Olympic history books by beating Juan Martin Del Potro to become the first tennis player ever to win two singles gold medals.

Paris 2024 • 15 Aug 16

Juan Martin Del Potro: 'I know that my doctor is one of the best in the world'

Juan Martin Del Potro set for surgery

Former US Open champion Juan Martin Del Potro is to undergo surgery on his troublesome left wrist for a third time in a bid to cure the problem once and for all.

Tennis • 16 Jun 15

Juan Martin del Potro missed most of the 2010 and 2014 seasons with a wrist injury

Juan Martin del Potro out of Australian Open

Former US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro admitted he had to think of his long-term future after pulling out of the Australian Open with a recurrence of a wrist injury.

Tennis • 18 Jan 15

Juan Martin del Potro missed almost all of last season with a wrist injury, just as he did in 2010

Juan Martin del Potro poised to make comeback

Juan Martin del Potro will make his comeback from injury in Sydney next week and has decided to play in the Australian Open.

Tennis • 07 Jan 15

Juan Martin Del Potro in action at Wimbledon

Del Potro to defend Sydney title

Former US Open champion Juan Martin Del Potro has confirmed he will defend his Sydney International title in January after making his return from 10 months on the sidelines in Brisbane the previous week.

Tennis • 04 Dec 14

Juan Martin del Potro: 'I will keep working hard on my recovery to play the European season at the end of the year'

Del Potro delays comeback from injury

Former US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro has delayed his comeback from a long lay-off following wrist surgery in March and will miss tournaments in China, Japan and Malaysia over the next two months.

Tennis • 11 Sep 14

Juan Martin Del Potro: 'I kept fighting all the time'

Del Potro takes victory in Citi Open

Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina overcame a shaky opening set to defeat big-serving American John Isner 3-6 6-1 6-2 on Sunday and win the $1.3 million Citi Open.

Tennis • 05 Aug 13

Roger Federer was far too good for David Ferrer

Federer relieved after seeing off Ferrer

Roger Federer eased through to a tenth semi-final at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals to leave David Ferrer and Juan Martin Del Potro scrapping for the second spot in Group B.

Tennis • 09 Nov 12

Juan Martin Del Potro