Juan Martín Del Potro played his last professional match on 8 February. That day, in the brick dust of the emblematic Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis, the man from Tandil, one of the best tennis players in Argentine history, greeted the courts. More than ten months have passed, and now it was the Argentine national team’s move to the final at the World Cup in Qatar that kindled the illusion of their fans.
It was in the midst of a fun crossover with a Twitter follower that del Potro wowed the thousands of followers who adore him on that social network. Tandil’s man praised Lionel Scaloni for conceding minutes to Paulo Dybala, Juan Foyth and Ángel Correa in the semi-final against Croatia, the three outfield players who had not added minutes in the tournament.
“The Scaloni’s human touch when putting dybala, strap and foyth. Masterclass”, wrote del Potro a few minutes after the end of the match in which Argentina beat Croatia 3-0.
Among the thousands of likes and retweets, a follower made a request to del Potro, and Tandil’s man shocked him with his response: “
Source: Clarin
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