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“The world of tennis will never be the same” – El Eco

Juan Martín Del Potro, winner of the 2009 US Open, from Tandil, thanked Swiss Roger Federer for “everything” he did in tennis throughout his career after announcing his official retirement via social media.

“I love you, Rogelio. Thank you for everything you did in tennis and with myself. The world of tennis will never be the same without you,” said the man from Tandil on his official Twitter account.

Del Potro, of whom a video with former basketball player Emanuel Ginóbili emerged a day ago where he showed him his last name among the champions of the US Open mural, won the final against Federer himself, who had just been a five-time champion in New York.

That night, Del Potro was dispatched with 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4, 6-7 (4) and 6-2, which meant one of the highest points in the history of Argentine tennis. .

The relevance of that title still holds, to the point that “La Torre de Tandil” is the fifth youngest champion in history behind the American Pete Sampras, the Australian Lleyton Hewitt, the American John McEnroe and the Russian Marat Safin.

For his part, “Pleasure, honor and privilege”: Nadal greets his friend Federer for his retirement from tennis, the Spanish Rafael Nadal expressed his “pleasure, honor and privilege” of having competed with another tennis legend like Federer.
“Dear Roger, my friend and rival. I wish this day had never come. It’s a sad day for me personally and for sports around the world,” the Spaniard introduced in a message posted on social media.
“It has been a pleasure but also an honor and a privilege to share all these years with you, living so many incredible moments on and off the pitch. We will have many more moments to share together in the future, there are still many things to do together, we know that.” “, he expressed.
Nadal and Federar played 40 matches (23 finals) on the professional circuit between 2014 and 2019, with a favorable balance for the Mallorcan of 24 wins and 16 losses. Nine matches corresponded to title definitions in the Grand Slam tournament and the Spaniard was ahead with 6 wins and 3 losses.

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