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| A painful shot - Del Potro to undergo surgery to left wrist. |
Del Potro was forced to withdraw from the Sony Open on Wednesday due to an ongoing left wrist injury, which unfortunately, has plagued him since the Australian Open earlier in the year. The Argentine will undergo wrist surgery tomorrow in Minnesota, and will most likely be out for the remainder of the season.
After having retired from his first round match in Dubai two weeks ago, and making the decision to withdraw from BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells last week, Del Potro was eager to get back to business this week at the Sony Open. After testing his wrist in practice, the 25 year old decided to pull out of his second round match up.
Juan Martin had this to say to his Facebook fans on Wednesday after his decision to pull out "I still feel pain in my left wrist and I don't feel competitive to go on court. It's a pity because this is a special tournament for me since there are many Latin fans and Argentines in particular"
This is undoubtedly a very challenging time for the young man, as it is not the first wrist injury he has battled. His last wrist surgery was in 2010, to his right wrist. This followed his first, and, so far, only Grand Slam victory, at the US Open in 2009. Although it took over a year for Del Potro to be back on the ATP Tour following his past operation, we can expect the right hander to be practicing soon after the upcoming surgery, avoiding the use of his left hand.
I hope to see the crowd-pleaser return to action as soon as possible. We have all seen what he is capable of, and it would be a shame to rob fans of the entertainment that a fighting fit Del Potro can bring to a tennis match, and an even bigger shame for the former World No. 4 not to reclaim the spectacular form that he displayed to topple tennis giant, Roger Federer, and capture the 2009 US Open Title.
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