Juan Martin del Potro reached the French Open third round yesterday after Spanish opponent Nicolas Almagro quit in tears during the third set with a left knee injury
Nicolas Almagro, Juan Martin del Potro
Injured Nicolas Almagro (left) is comforted by Juan Martin del Potro during the French Open third round at Paris yesterday. Pic/AFP
Juan Martin del Potro reached the French Open third round yesterday after Spanish opponent Nicolas Almagro quit in tears during the third set with a left knee injury.
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In a moving conclusion to the match, Del Potro sat next to the stricken, sobbing Almagro on Court Two, offering him water while patting the head of the inconsolable 31-year-old.
The giant Argentine had also gone to the Spaniard’s aid when he had collapsed at the back of the court, weeping, just moments earlier. Del Potro had taken the first set of the second round clash 6-3 before Almagro claimed the next by the same score.
They were locked at 1-1 in the third when Almagro quit. Del Potro also suffered an injury scare himself when he pulled up, holding his left leg in the second set.
“I tried to find good words for him. I say to him, try to be calm. Try to think about his family, his baby,” said Del Potro. “Sometimes the heart is first more than the tennis match,” Del Potro added.
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