Why does everybody love Del Potro?
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TimHenmanATG
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It's a taboo on TTW to criticise Del Potro or Stanislas "Stan" Wawrinka.
Subway Tennis
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At one point in time, Nalbandian certainly didn't like him. There is one high profile example.
Del Potro has a lot going for him in the likeability stakes, though.
clayqueen
Talk Tennis Guru
Nadal and Djokovic fans are grateful to him for stopping Federer from adding to his slam count by beating him twice at the USO.
Federer and Nadal fans are very happy that he stopped Djokovic twice from going for Olympic Gold.
Federer and Djokovic fans thought he was their guardian angel when he beat Rafa 3 times in a row, the first being in Miami in 2009. They thought he was Rafa's nemesis especially when he went on to beat Rafa in the 2009 USO SF.
Federer and Nadal fans are very happy that he stopped Djokovic twice from going for Olympic Gold.
Federer and Djokovic fans thought he was their guardian angel when he beat Rafa 3 times in a row, the first being in Miami in 2009. They thought he was Rafa's nemesis especially when he went on to beat Rafa in the 2009 USO SF.
Red Rick
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TearTheRoofOff
G.O.A.T.
Or Tim Henman...
Im(moral) Winner
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SamTheMan
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Rafa barely even celebrated after beating him in five sets in that monster quarterfinal at Wimbledon 2018 and Novak made sure the world knew how much he respected Delpo in the post-final presentation ceremony at the 2018 US Open. Got to remember that he is one of the few to win a Grand Slam in the era of the Big Three and that too in five sets against Fed.
Tshooter
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I'm breaking the taboo.
Del Possum is one of the few pros I've seen/heard berate the ball persons. It really turned me off. And I've never liked his game. He mops around the court and his much ballyhooed forehand, while effective, is not a good looking shot. Add in the well worn possum routine and it doesn't add up to love.
You can't criticize Stan The Man but you can criticize his doppelgänger Tankwrinka especially if you're a fan that has paid to see STM play or a tournament director that has paid him appearance money.
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Subway Tennis
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zagor
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Likable personality, great player to watch, beset with injuries. Very hard not to like Delpo.
Got violent actually if the rumours are true.
It was Davis Cup drama, and it got weird
Got violent actually if the rumours are true.
clayqueen
Talk Tennis Guru
I bet. Fedr knows that a re-match of a loss against Nadal or Djokovic will end with the same result. Maybe not 9-7.
Tennis is evolving
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He's overrated. Like Murray.
clayqueen
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They had a re-match at the USO in 2017 and Fedr still lost.
ForehandCross
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Sam the ma'm (Sorry bro , couldn't help myself), Delpo was an excellent prospect , most definitely a multi slam winner whose career was swallowed a by injuries.
He is decent and nice, what's not to love?
He is decent and nice, what's not to love?
Im(moral) Winner
G.O.A.T.
I bet. Fedr knows that a re-match of a loss against Nadal or Djokovic will end with the same result. Maybe not 9-7.
Start da Game
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he's a genuine guy, does not react on winning every point or crave for attention.........and also like @clayqueen said, he was instrumental in helping rafa, fed, djoko and murrey with some big titles all at different times by taking out competition for each of them in different events........so all four fanbases are happy with him........unlike certain fed's pigeons who used to bendover only to fraud and beat baby rafa in mid 00s........biggest example is no way would murrey have won olympic gold in 2012 and wimbledon 2013 without del potro's help.........people also have a soft corner for him because of all his injuries, he was potentially a 6-7 slam winner, ATG material.........we were clearly robbed of big-six (big-3, murray, stan, del po) by tennis gods........
vive le beau jeu !
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it's not true: some people actually hate him, precisely because everybody loves him.
SamTheMan
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Murray seems to have his fair share of detractors from what I've seen around here, but the love for Delpo seems almost unanimous....
clayqueen
Talk Tennis Guru
Andy Murray angry with Juan Martin Del Potro
By Mark Hodgkinson
12:01AM BST 07 May 2008
Mamma mia, an opponent caused offence at the Foro Italico by bringing Andy Murray’s mother into their changeover trash-talking. Murray said he never sets out to be antagonistic, and is not overly concerned if opponents make personal remarks about him. He will, however, react if he believes that they are insulting his mother Judy.
Murray saw metaphorical red on the red courts of the Rome Masters after Argentina’s Juan Martin Del Potro made a jibe about Judy during their lively opening-round match late on Monday night, a contest that the Briton won after the gangly 19-year-old qualifier retired in the final set because of back pain.
The soundtrack on television recordings indicated that the flare-up began during a change of ends in the second set, after Murray raised the issue of why Del Potro had not said sorry after drilling a ball towards his head. Murray has known Del Potro since their junior days, and they have since chatted on the internet, and so he expected an apology. But Del Potro responded by snapping that Murray and his mother had not changed, and were “always the same”.
The young men raged on their chairs - tennis does seated arguments better than any other sport - with Murray insisting that Del Potro’s comment about his mother had been “unacceptable”. Umpire Fergus Murphy, sitting in his high-chair between the warring pair, asked Murray to calm down. Murphy and Murray had earlier had an exchange of views, after the 20-year-old complained about a warning for swearing by vehemently denying that he had used the f-word.
www.telegraph.co.uk
By Mark Hodgkinson
12:01AM BST 07 May 2008
Mamma mia, an opponent caused offence at the Foro Italico by bringing Andy Murray’s mother into their changeover trash-talking. Murray said he never sets out to be antagonistic, and is not overly concerned if opponents make personal remarks about him. He will, however, react if he believes that they are insulting his mother Judy.
Murray saw metaphorical red on the red courts of the Rome Masters after Argentina’s Juan Martin Del Potro made a jibe about Judy during their lively opening-round match late on Monday night, a contest that the Briton won after the gangly 19-year-old qualifier retired in the final set because of back pain.
The soundtrack on television recordings indicated that the flare-up began during a change of ends in the second set, after Murray raised the issue of why Del Potro had not said sorry after drilling a ball towards his head. Murray has known Del Potro since their junior days, and they have since chatted on the internet, and so he expected an apology. But Del Potro responded by snapping that Murray and his mother had not changed, and were “always the same”.
The young men raged on their chairs - tennis does seated arguments better than any other sport - with Murray insisting that Del Potro’s comment about his mother had been “unacceptable”. Umpire Fergus Murphy, sitting in his high-chair between the warring pair, asked Murray to calm down. Murphy and Murray had earlier had an exchange of views, after the 20-year-old complained about a warning for swearing by vehemently denying that he had used the f-word.
Andy Murray angry with Juan Martin Del Potro
www.telegraph.co.uk
clayqueen
Talk Tennis Guru
It's not unanimous. See my post at #10
clayqueen
Talk Tennis Guru
But Fedr didn't want to replay the Wim 2008 Final. He was too scared. Rafa let him win because he was tired of beating his good friend.
MeatTornado
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Totally unbiased framing there
stopped Federer
stopped Djokovic
fans only thought he was stopping Nadal
SamTheMan
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Hmm..... Surprising that Murray could understand Delpo's jibe considering it would most probably have been in Spanish. Del Potro could barely speak a word of English back in 2008.Andy Murray angry with Juan Martin Del Potro
By Mark Hodgkinson
12:01AM BST 07 May 2008
Mamma mia, an opponent caused offence at the Foro Italico by bringing Andy Murray’s mother into their changeover trash-talking. Murray said he never sets out to be antagonistic, and is not overly concerned if opponents make personal remarks about him. He will, however, react if he believes that they are insulting his mother Judy.
Murray saw metaphorical red on the red courts of the Rome Masters after Argentina’s Juan Martin Del Potro made a jibe about Judy during their lively opening-round match late on Monday night, a contest that the Briton won after the gangly 19-year-old qualifier retired in the final set because of back pain.
The soundtrack on television recordings indicated that the flare-up began during a change of ends in the second set, after Murray raised the issue of why Del Potro had not said sorry after drilling a ball towards his head. Murray has known Del Potro since their junior days, and they have since chatted on the internet, and so he expected an apology. But Del Potro responded by snapping that Murray and his mother had not changed, and were “always the same”.
The young men raged on their chairs - tennis does seated arguments better than any other sport - with Murray insisting that Del Potro’s comment about his mother had been “unacceptable”. Umpire Fergus Murphy, sitting in his high-chair between the warring pair, asked Murray to calm down. Murphy and Murray had earlier had an exchange of views, after the 20-year-old complained about a warning for swearing by vehemently denying that he had used the f-word.
Andy Murray angry with Juan Martin Del Potro
Im(moral) Winner
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He said it in English.
"You and your mother — it’s the same, always.”
oh Alice, so applying your logic, it means that in all those GS where Fed played a non-Djokodal player in the final, Djokovic decided to tank before potential match with Fed?
that's something new.
clayqueen
Talk Tennis Guru
Rafa just wants him to catch up and he has avoided meeting Rafa on clay.yeah, right.
he is so scared that the H2H is 7:1 since 2015
Atennisone
Hall of Fame
,
like Miami? or was it perhaps IW?
clayqueen
Talk Tennis Guru
As I said, Rafa was letting Roger catch up.
Mainad
Bionic Poster
Murray understands a good deal of Spanish from his time training with Rafa in Barcelona but, in any case, Delpo definitely said it in English.
Incidentally, that wasn't the only time 'The Gentle Giant' uttered an insult toward's someone's mother:
Del Potro insults Haase’s mother in Basel!
Juan Martin Del Potro is one of the most likable players on tour, but on Thursday in Basel, he couldn’t contain his rage against Robin Haase. What happened? Del Potro was leading 6-3 3-2 (on serve) when he was broken by Haase. Juan Martin was under the impression that the Dutchman was faking an...
tennistonic.com
Tshooter
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SamTheMan
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Surprised Federer did not get a warning for that one. Seemed pretty arrogant on his part.
Tshooter
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FEDR calling out del Possum for his lumbering line challenges and Jake Garner helpless when confronted with del Possum’s games.
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BeatlesFan
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Refreshing honesty.
Would love to see more of that around here.
Federer and Del Potro
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You obviously don't read TTW because Del Potro is often at the business end of many individuals ire.
What forum are you reading? They're criticized all the time here.
What forum are you reading? They're criticized all the time here.
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Del Potro is ok. I mean, I don’t have him in my top 5, but he plays pretty good when he’s on top of his game.
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