Xinhua News Agency
BUENOS AIRES – Former world No. 3 Juan Martin del Potro will play his first tournament in almost three years when he takes part in the upcoming Argentina Open, organizers said on Monday (Jan. 31).
Del Potro, 33, has been sidelined since June 2019, when he suffered a fractured right patella for the second time in nine months during the Queen’s ATP 500 tournament in London.
The 2009 US Open champion has since undergone four operations, the most recent of which took place in Chicago last March.
“It’s official. Del Potro will play in the 2022 Argentina Open. [He] has a wildcard entry to the main draw,” read a post on the tournament’s official social media pages.
The Argentina Open, an ATP 250 event, will run from February 5 to 13 on the outdoor clay of the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club.
Other high-profile players set to take part in the tournament include Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman and Austrian Dominic Thiem. (Xinhua) – bny
