Del Potro closed his career with a pure emotional victory against Djokovic in Argentina

Juan Martin Del Potro It put the finishing touch to a stellar career in Argentina, the country in which he grew up and trained to become what he was: a true champion.

In “The Last Challenge”, name given to the farewell exhibition match in front of Novak Djokovic (7th), won 6-4 and 7-5 in a match that had kicks, surprises and, above all, a lot of emotion.

“I’m excited, not sad”expressed the powerful Tandil native at the end of his duel against the legendary Serbian, definitively closing the cycle, the one that he had left in ellipsis when he officially said goodbye to the circuit at the Argentina Open in 2022, when he still maintained a slight hope of returning to his best level. .

The two sets presented the same pattern: parity. Obviously, without losing its exhibition character, at times you could see the fierce rights of the double Olympic medalist who, for a long time, surprised everyone and everyone to win the ovation and applause of a packed Parque Roque stadium and the Balkan himself.

It should be noted that at the beginning of the second round some games in the mode of mixed doublesgiving rise to Gisela Dulko share a team with Djokovic on one side and the immense Gabriela Sabatini with her close friend Del Potro on the other.

The day would culminate with even more moving moments, because the organization of the event would deploy videos on the giant screen, reviewing the best moments of the albiceleste in the national team as well as receiving congratulations from sports legends such as Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz and Emanuel Ginóbili, among others.