Duglas Cordero on the return of Del Potro: “I am very excited”

During the month of April 2023, Juan Martin del Potro He formalized his new physical trainer to try to return, once again, to a tennis court. He himself is Cuban Douglas Costawho also works with the Austrian Dominic Thiem and the Fruhvirtova sisters (Linda and Brenda).

And in dialogue with the media break point, The physio spoke about various topics but left several statements regarding how the preparation of the tennis player from Tandil is progressing: “He has a chronic injury, he was operated several times, so we started with all the enthusiasm in the world, with a specific rehabilitation process and , at the same time, a physical work. We make it specific so that you do not lose the enthusiasm for tennis. We work hard for two weeks, he needs a lot of motivation, so we look for different exercises and movements that we can do without causing him pain. Pain is always going to limit a player a lot, so we found those specific exercises to avoid it.”

Later, when asked if we will see him playing again, he stated: “I don’t like to give false expectations, in tennis you have to be very aware of what you are doing, but I admit that I am very excited. Hopefully he can fulfill his great dream, play again in the US Open or be able to retire In his own way, that’s the goal he’s set for himself. For me it’s a nice challenge.”

Then he expanded: “If at a certain moment he feels that he still has the conditions to play at a high competitive level, who can take away that illusion? The small goals are fundamental, the level of demand cannot be above the possibilities. This is an achievable goal that you can achieve if you work hardhopefully we will be lucky that the pain decreases and the joint holds up to play tennis”.

As for what they’ve accomplished since they started working together, Cordero said: “Before he couldn’t go down 30º and now he can go down 40º, we achieved this thanks to specific exercises with the support of his right leg. I also tell you that all professional players carry some pain, they are professionals who live with that pain, the difference is that some are assimilable and others are not. As for Juan Martín, he still hasn’t found a definitive solution to that pain.”

To close the interview about Del Potrothe Cuban expressed: “It’s a great satisfaction, of course, I thank you for your confidence. For me Delpo is impressive, I can’t describe it, the confidence he placed in me fills me with joy. I’m quite excited. He is very humble, I give him a lot of love and motivation so that he has a good time, that the training sessions are not tedious. My intention is for the player to be happy, otherwise it is impossible to advance. Happiness is key to finding a good result.”