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Del Potro pays emotional goodbye to tennis

Related Topics: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal

Former US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro paid an emotional goodbye to tennis after a farewell exhibition match against Novak Djokovic in Argentina.

The 36-year-old won his sole major title in 2009 but his career was blighted by injuries.

The Argentine fractured his knee in 2019 - an injury that he says has left him with daily pain - and played his final match in 2022.

But he participated in 'The Last Challenge' in Buenos Aires against long-time rival and good friend Djokovic and about 15,000 watched Del Potro win 6-4 7-5.