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Would my photo service lie to me? Honestly, I don’t know. But photos of someone it’s calling Juan Martin del Potro’s girlfriend have just popped up, along with this caption: “Tennis player Juan Martin del Potro’s girlfriend Yanina Screpante. Yanina is on the cover of most Argentine newspaper reports as the local model who has [...]
Continue Reading →Photo credit should read DANIEL GARCIA/AFP/Getty Images Juan Martin Mania is the real deal! Thousands of Juan Martin del Potro’s closest friends showed up to greet him as he returned to his hometown of Tandil, Argentina, on Thursday afternoon. Via the ATP: “With an Argentine flag draped across his back, the 20 year old climbed [...]
Continue Reading →Juan Martin del Potro was interviewed by Charlie Rose after his big US Open victory against Roger Federer on Monday: Del Potro’s whirlwind media tour continued when he returned home to Argentina on Wednesday, where he was given a hero’s welcome, complete with security, flags, babies, collectibles and a press conference. Some footage from Argentina: [...]
Continue Reading →Juan Martin del Potro made a media splash after beating Roger Federer in the US Open final Here’s Juan Martin doing his best Roger Federer impression at the US Open champion photo shoot. Sorry, I know it’s not always about Roger. Except that it is: Here’s a little wrap of the men’s final featuring some [...]
Continue Reading →Here are some video highlights from both Juan Martin del Potro’s and Roger Federer’s press conferences after the 2009 US Open final: There were some more great quotes from Juan Martin’s press conference. (For more from Roger Federer, click here.) Q. First of all, congratulations. You’ve been speaking all week and quite clear that this [...]
Continue Reading →Roger Federer went a little “Serena” during his five set loss to Juan Martin del Potro in Monday’s US Open finals. Federer cusses out chair umpire, Jake Garner, towards the end of third set because he thinks he let Del Potro challenge a call too late. But what really sets him off is Garner’s (off [...]
Continue Reading →A few twists of the knife to start: Two sets to one. A 6-0 winning record against his opponent. 11 aces to 13 double faults. Only 5 of 22 break points converted. A 2,200 day winning streak, snapped. A chance to tie Big Bill Tilden’s record, wasted. The opportunity to pad the resume with #16, [...]
Continue Reading →Juan Martin Del Potro just won the 2009 US Open: 3-6, 7-6, 4-6, 7-6, 6-2. It was his first ever Major final and his first win over the five-time defending champion, Roger Federer. Before today he had a 4-4 record in five set matches and hadn’t even won a Masters-level event. What a time to [...]
Continue Reading →Roger Federer beat Novak Djokovic in Sunday’s US Open semifinals: 7-6, 7-5, 7-5. It was a fairly straightforward match, but Federer pulled out some magic in the last game, breaking Nole’s serve with the help of this fantastic trick shot: Roger Federer plays Juan Martin Del Potro on Monday afternoon for the US Open title. [...]
Continue Reading →Photo by REUTERS/David Gray (UNITED STATES SPORT TENNIS) “I think this is the best moment of my life.” So said Juan Martin del Potro after destroying Rafael Nadal: 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 in the US Open semifinals. “I’m not very strong but I do my best,” he added. Wow, del Potro can out-hit and out-humble Rafa? [...]
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