Del Potro was moved to tears in the middle of the match on his return to tennis | VIDEO

The Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club witnessed an exciting moment in the history of Argentine tennis. After 965 days of inactivity, Juan Martín Del Potro returned to the courts. The ‘Tower of Tandil’ faced his compatriot Federico Delbonis, in the first round of the Argenitna Open, and he could not avoid tears.

Before starting the ninth ‘game’, which would be the last of the second set. Del Potro broke flat and took a few minutes to recover to continue the match. The Argentine dried his tears with a towel, while the thousands of spectators cheered him.

‘Delpo’ returned to the courts

Argentine tennis player Juan Martín Del Potro, former number three in the world, fell this Tuesday against his compatriot Federico Delbonis 6-1 and 6-3, when he reappeared on the courts after 32 months inactive due to an injury to his right knee that He is on the verge of retirement.

“Today I gave everything I had, until the last point. I’m happy because my last game was probably on a pitch and not giving a press conference. And ahead of all of you. I will always remember them”Del Potro said, through tears, at the end of the match, addressing the entire stadium.

“Delpo is not leaving!”sang the people who cheered him in an emotional moment.

Delbonis (No.42) dominated a physically diminished Del Potro (753) at the age of 33, although idolized by some 5,000 fans in the first round of the Argentine Open ATP 250, on the clay of the Buenos Aires club.

Argentine flags and posters with the legend “Thank you Delpo” they waved in the stands to encourage ‘La Torre de Tandil’ (southern city), who was able to show that he retains all the power of his forehand drive and put up a hard fight with enormous will in the second set.