Former US Open champion Juan Martin Del Potro has made a hint that he may return to tennis this year.
The 34 year-old had initially retired from the sport having been able to sort out his knee injury.
Del Potro had his perfect retirement match in Buenos Aires last year when he lost to Federico Delbonis.
Since then Del Potro has been seeing doctors about fixing his knee problem as well as attending several sporting events including last year’s US Open.
However it now seems the Argentinian seems keen on returning to the tour and hasn’t ruled out a potential return at the US Open later this year.
Speaking to Argentinian outlet C5N, Del Potro gave his biggest hint yet that he may return to the tour, “I still have time, I will start training, see how my leg and knee react and if I can do it or not,” Del Potro claimed.
“I love tennis, it will never be a problem to pick up a racquet and see how I feel. The physical problem and my knee are things I work on every day. I’m going to leave that window open, at least until the US Open, as I said. This is the most special tournament for me.”
Del Potro’s only Grand Slam title came at the US Open in what was one of 22 titles that he won throughout his career.
Should Del Potro make his return in New York later this year then it will be his 38th Grand Slam appearance with his current record at Grand Slams being 97-36, a win percentage of 73%.
This year’s US Open will take place from the 28th of August until the 10th of September with Carlos Alcaraz as the defending champion.
