Del Potro looms
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mike danny
Bionic Poster
Man, he looks like he's aged by about 10 years.
tennis_pro
Bionic Poster
Man, I really hope he can have the last 2-4 years of his career without interruptions.
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
He's missed, wish he could come wreck the next gen 
UnforcedTerror
Hall of Fame
He looks even bigger now than I remember him. I wish the best for him.
Tmano
Hall of Fame
Stress and going through all those surgery and inquiry one after another can do that unfortunately. I hope to see him back soon. Forza Del Potro!!!
Musterrific
Hall of Fame
Chonky
Permitlady
Professional
Gobble gobble!
MeatTornado
Talk Tennis Guru
Can you hear it coming?
dropshotlikeitshot
Professional
I’d much rather have Delpo’s hair over Novak’s. Much more volume, slight wave, more styling options.
weakera
Talk Tennis Guru
Novak Supercuts has thick hair, not 'nice' hair.
McGradey
Hall of Fame
Rosstour
G.O.A.T.
He does look different, I think it's less age than it is weight gain that is very visible in his face.
Third Serve
Talk Tennis Guru
Tennis has missed him.
weakera
Talk Tennis Guru
AO13
Hall of Fame
Djoko has LEGO man hair
I agree, this kind of hair is much "prettier" than Novak's, same kind of hair Roger and Rafa had.
I was talking about hair in general, it seems like Djokovic will forever have that kind of hair, it'll only get gray in time, while Rafa will get bald unfortunately, Roger also, but later than Nadal.
I hope Del Potro has few more healthy years on tour, so we can watch over his hair, as well as his game, in the years to come.
initialize
Hall of Fame
Let’s be real, Fed always had the best hair
AndyArodRoddick
Professional
One of the biggest what-ifs in tennis IMO. 3 to 5 slams without injuries is quite a realistic guess.
Let's just hope we see his FH clicking once again in some important and/or epic matches.
Let's just hope we see his FH clicking once again in some important and/or epic matches.
Musterrific
Hall of Fame
The key word being "had".
initialize
Hall of Fame
Still does IMO. Federer can look good with both short and long hair. Nole can only do short hair. Rafa doesn't have hair.
safinmafia
Rookie
These tweets and social media posts pop up every quarter.
Purely for the sponsors.
Purely for the sponsors.
Winners or Errors
Legend
Um, the fearhand?
wangs78
Legend
Yes, but you have to be able to get to the ball. At his age, with his knee injuries and the long layoff, seems like a tall order. Don't get me wrong, I hope he has a strong comeback. If anyone has the heart it's the "gentle" giant!
TimHenmanATG
Hall of Fame
Not really.
He's 33 now. If you surveyed a group of people who had never seen the guy before, then I'm sure that the average estimates would be close to his actual age.
Zardoz7/12
Hall of Fame
I'm the same age as Del Potro and in two years I've aged, crows feat is appearing.
Mind you my Brother is 37 and he's going grey.
Mind you my Brother is 37 and he's going grey.
aldeayeah
G.O.A.T.
Delpo always had great anticipation which made him look much more quicker than he actually was.
This guy is one of the coolest easy going stars on tour
This one I saw live: he was walking around from practice and a sworn of kids were following him, but no one asked him to stop. My coach says "ask him for it", he probably heard that, stopped and he sign stuff for every one, to the last one.
He was a good 5 minutes doing it.
This one I saw live: he was walking around from practice and a sworn of kids were following him, but no one asked him to stop. My coach says "ask him for it", he probably heard that, stopped and he sign stuff for every one, to the last one.
He was a good 5 minutes doing it.
Musterrific
Hall of Fame
You haven't noticed that Federer's balding?
mike danny
Bionic Poster
It very much depends on your complexion. Crow feet are more related to that than actual aging.
I've seen people in their 20's who have crow feet.
Sudacafan
Bionic Poster
It seems that the hair issue is the most important in this thread. Surgery success confirmation is totally irrelevant.I agree, this kind of hair is much "prettier" than Novak's, same kind of hair Roger and Rafa had.
I was talking about hair in general, it seems like Djokovic will forever have that kind of hair, it'll only get gray in time, while Rafa will get bald unfortunately, Roger also, but later than Nadal.
I hope Del Potro has few more healthy years on tour, so we can watch over his hair, as well as his game, in the years to come.
weakera
Talk Tennis Guru
Petesampras752
New User
I often think about Delpotro’s forehand in that 2009 US Open final in wonder. How could anyone hit such a flat, huge forehand with such consistency?
Purestriker
Legend
It has definately been a minute.
Purestriker
Legend
That run was amazing.
Aabye5
G.O.A.T.
Let's be honest, in the few years that he has been healthy, he has a lot more success than most on tour.
2008 - Three titles
2009 - USO Final
2012 - Four titles, bronze medal (beating Nadal)
2013 - Wins over all of the big 3, Wimbledon SF
2016 - DC win, silver medal (beating Nadal and Djokovic)
2017 - SF USO (beat Federer), 1 title
2018 - Highest ranking (#3), IW + 1 title, SF RG, QF W, F USO
With 22 titles, and the most wins over the no. 1 player for a player who never reached no. 1, he's had more success than any of peers probably, and they didn't suffer such severe injuries from what I can tell.
Sudacafan
Bionic Poster
Everything you said above is fine.
I just meant to say that the last match Del Potro played was 2 and a half years ago (Queens, June 2019). For somebody who is still planning to return to the tour, that's a lot of time. Also even compared with all his prior periods of downtime.
I haven't heard of a case with such a large injury time. As of now, Del Potro is 33 years old.
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Nate7-5
Hall of Fame
I think Nole could pull off a sweet mullet
Sudacafan
Bionic Poster
¿Y cómo está la rodilla?
