This was the emotional and unforgettable farewell video to Juan Martín Del Potro

Day full of emotions was experienced this Sunday at the Parque Roca stadium, where the former Argentine tennis player Juan Martin Del Potro He said goodbye in front of his people by beating the Serbian 6-4 and 7-5 Novak Djokovic (7th) in the exhibition “The Last Challenge.”

After breaking down in tears on more than one occasion, the former world number 3, who enjoyed the presence of a multitude of spectators and celebrities, as well as sharing some time in doubles with his friend Gabriela Sabatini, closed an unforgettable day by review some of the best moments of his career with the national team on the big screenhighlighting the medals won at the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

However, the powerful Tandil native would not hold back his tears again with another moving videoreceiving congratulations and praise from white sports figures such as Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz (3rd) and Gael Monfils (55°).

The emblematic Swiss would be in charge of breaking the silence: “I hope you are well, I know it is a special moment for you. You are a special person and a special player for the world of tennis.. I hope you are celebrating, you shouldn’t be sad. I think the best is yet to come. I hope people in Argentina are celebrating you right now and that you have a special moment with Novak. I would have liked to have been there with you in person, but I want you to know that I am thinking of you. It has been an absolute honor, a real challenge to face you on the field and a pleasure to share time. I wish you all the best, I hope to see you soon and enjoy the moment.”

For his part, the left-hander from Manacos would also take the opportunity to wish the 2009 US Open champion the best: “I know they have been difficult years for you. I want to congratulate you on an incredible career.the truth is that you have had bad luck but you have also more than fulfilled your childhood dream. I always have you on my mind because I know what you have suffered. Today is a day to be happy, you celebrate your great career so I simply wish you all the best in your new life. Surely we will meet in the world since now we are two retirees“.

“Your career has been wonderful and incredible, I have really enjoyed watching you. I couldn’t enjoy you sharing a dressing room but It has been a great honor to see you play and fight. You gave everything you had to play tennis again. That determination, dedication and fight is worthy of admiration,” would express the young man from Murcia, recently crowned at Roland Garros and Wimbledon.

In tune, the experienced Frenchman, who conceded in both matches against the albiceleste, would reveal: “I wish you a happy retirement and the best in the next chapter of your life. You have the strongest right hand I have ever seen. It has been a privilege“.

The admiration for the winner of the 2016 Davis Cup would overcome the simple tennis barrier, generating the devotion and sincere words of Albiceleste standards such as Emanuel Ginobili, Lionel Scaloni and Martin Palermo.

“I wanted to be there in some way. I really enjoyed watching you play. I sincerely hope that the disappointment at the end does not even slightly overshadow the satisfaction of how great you were, the work you put into it and what you transmitted to people.. I hope you enjoy an incredible night,” would confess the former basketball player, gold medalist in Athens 2004 and four-time NBA champion.

On the other hand, the coach of the Argentine men’s soccer team would state: “I simply wanted thank you for all the unforgettable moments that you gave to the Argentines, which will be marked. I hope you are having a great day, you deserve it a lot. That people are enjoying themselves and showing you the love that you really deserve. I hope you remember it forever.”

“I wanted to send you a big hug. I know it is a very special day for you, you will surely be accompanied by all your people. I would have liked to be there. You are an example of a person and an athlete for everyone for all the moments you had to go through and you always thought about getting ahead.. “It is a pleasure to have met you and to share many moments together,” would close the all-time top scorer of Boca Juniors, a club of which Del Potro is a confessed fan.