Novak Djokovic appreciates “friend” Juan Martin del Potro for choosing Serb over Rafael Nadal & Roger Federer
Juan Martin del Potro chose Novak Djokovic over several other legendary players including Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer during a recent interview. The Serb responded to Del Potro’s kind gesture and mentioned their upcoming encounter in Argentina.
In an interview with La Nacion this week, Del Potro participated in a fun ‘player preference’ activity. He was asked to choose between two tennis legends, with his choice moving forward to the next round against a new contender.
Starting with Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi, Del Potro picked Sampras and then chose him over Andy Roddick. However, he later favored Marat Safin over Sampras. The process continued as he chose Rafael Nadal over Safin, Roger Federer over Nadal, and finally Novak Djokovic as his ultimate pick, even over himself.
Djokovic reshared the Reel on his Instagram Story and wrote (translated from Spanish):
Del Potro has not played professional tennis since the start of 2022. He floated retirement talks at the time due to injury but did not officially hang up his racket. In the coming weeks, the 36-year-old is expected to officially take his leave from pro tennis after playing an exhibition match against Djokovic in Argentina.
