The greatness behind the sport: emotional anecdote of Paula Pareto with Juan Martín del Potro

In the preview of “The last challenge” between Juan Martín del Potro and Novak Djokovicthe former Argentine judoka Paula Pareto shared an exciting anecdote she experienced with the tennis player from Tandil in dialogue with AM850 Tennis. The story and its statements, in this note.

“I enjoyed it like no one else because these people came to see him. And I am very happy to be here, for me it is a great honor. I followed him since I was little with my dad and my family,” began the Rio Olympic champion 2016, retired in 2021.

“I have a great sporting gesture that was not playing tennis but rather lifting my spirits in London 2012, after the Games. I was quite down because of my result and he came over, sat next to me, gave me all the encouragement in the world “He invited me to play with him and the entire tennis team like any friend would have done.”he said, recalling an emotional story shared during the largest sporting event in the world in which Del Potro won the bronze medal.

“I liked it, it was a nice gesture and it shows what he really is as a person. That’s why I’m very happy to be here because for me he was always a great sporting reference and, from there, he became a great reference as a person,” he continued. la “Peque”, in the preview of the event held in Parque Roca.

“For me he was always great and I couldn’t believe him sitting there next to me. He lifted my spirits and he didn’t have to do it, he could have walked away without any problem. However, he sat down, encouraged me and forced me to go play with them to make me smile so I take that as the best anecdote with him,” he concluded.

“The last challenge” between Juan Martín del Potro and Novak Djokovic takes place this Sunday, December 1 from 4:30 p.m. and can be seen on Disney+.