Djokovic and Del Potro choose which results of their rivalry they would change

Hours before the great exhibition called ‘The Last Challenge’, Novak Djokovic and Juan Martín del Potro chose the matches of their rivalry that they would relive to maintain and/or change results. The responses of the tennis players, in this note.

Juan Martín del Potro did not hesitate: “The one I liked beating him the most was in Rio”began by remembering that first round of the Olympic Games in which he surprised the world by eliminating the top favorite 7-6 (4) and 7-6 (2), canceling his great dream of becoming an Olympic champion.

Finally, after 8 years of waiting, the one born in Belgrade got that badge on behalf of his country by defeating Carlos Alcaraz at the conclusion of Paris 2024 in one of the best matches of the season.

And the result that the Argentine would change? “The worst was when he beat me in the final of the 2018 US Open”recalled with laughter that definition that culminated 6-3, 7-6 (4) and 6-3 in the penultimate chapter of the rivalry that extended to 20 matches throughout their careers: 16 for the European and 4 for the South American.

While Djokovic chose those same matches but in the opposite way: he would relive that evening at the United States Open and without hesitation change the result of the match at the Rio Olympic Games.

The exhibition ‘The Last Challenge’ between Juan Martín del Potro and Novak Djokovic can be seen from 4:30 p.m. in Argentina through Disney+.