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‘Nightmare’: Juan Martín del Potro lives with daily pain after tennis career

Juan Martín del Potro in action during 2019: he has barely played since.
Juan Martín del Potro in action during 2019: he has barely played since. Photograph: Pavel Golovkin/AP

Former US Open champion Juan Martín del Potro has detailed the toll injuries took on his career and the pain he still experiences.

The 36-year-old’s last professional tournament came in February 2022 at the Argentina Open, when he hinted his career was over after a first-round loss. He had not played in the three years before that after fracturing his knee at Queen’s in 2019.

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