Del Potro did not stay out of the Sinner case: “The situation I see it rare”

Returning to the places where one was happy is always pleasant. This can be subscribed by the Argentine groove Juan Martín del Potro, who returned this Friday to Janeiro River To dialogue at a press conference at the prestigious ATP 500 of the Brazilian city.

“River is a very special place for me. I played here the Olympic Games in 2016, the happiest week of my career. I am very grateful that they have invited me and very happy to be here, ”said former world number 3, who hung the silver medal on that occasion, after overcoming Serbio Novak Djokovic, Portuguese Joao Sousa, to Japanese Taro Daniel, and the Spaniards Roberto Bautist end.

However, the 2009 US Open champion would not evade consultation about the controversy of the moment, the recent sanction to Italian Jannik Sinner (1st): “I do not know so many details, I am not in the circuit. But I can tell you that the whole situation I see it rare. He gave twice in Indian Wells, before the US Open the case is publicly known and does not receive any sanction. I see that weird, that for many months there were people who knew and did not communicate it. “

“I don’t understand why they communicated it before the US Open if the case was closed. I am not saying whether it was innocent or not, whether the physio, the cream. But I think everyone lost a little credibility. The ATP, the anti -doping systems, the image of SINNER, the fans. I think nobody went out with something positive, “the owner of 22 titles extended in the circuit, 18 on a hard surface.

Finally, the powerful Tandilense, who celebrated his final farewell as a professional last December, when he organized an unforgettable exhibition with ‘Nole’ in Roca Park, referred to his future in tennis: “I don’t see myself being a full -time coach at this timebecause when we stop we don’t want to travel all the time. But if a proposal arises we can analyze it“

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