Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro put an end to the speculation on Saturday, confirming that he won’t be defending his US Open title in NYC this year. Via USOpen.org: “I feel extremely sad to announce that I will not to be able to defend my US Open title,” said the 21-year-old del Potro. “Winning in [...]

YAY! The US Open just got more interesting. Yes, defending US Open champ Juan Martin del Potro has been out almost the entire season with a wrist injury, but sometimes a good, long break does a player good going into New York (ahem, Kim Clijsters, *cough cough*) Via Del Potro’s Twitter page, spotted on Fue [...]

Reuters is reporting that Juan Martin del Potro will not defend his U.S. Open after undergoing wrist surgery earlier this month. “If all goes well, I’d return after the U.S. Open,” said Del Potro, according to Reuters. “The tournament is and always will be very special for me, all my life but I don’t want [...]

I asked ESPN2 commentator and former pro, Cliff Drysdale, via conference call today about the popular notion that Roger Federer and Serena Williams only care about the Majors and can somehow turn their games up a gear at the big ones. (An ESPN exec quipped: “Maybe they have the same approach as we do at [...]

Thank you so much to the folks at Argentine tennis blog Fue Buena for alerting me to their latest update – Juan Martin Del Potro has written a letter confirming that he is having wrist surgery today at the Mayo Clinic. He will likely miss Roland Garros and Wimbledon. Here’s del Potro’s letter, which I’ve [...]

So say the editors of La Nacion in a piece called (via Google translate): The Mysterious Del Potro. Today, Del Potro has no date for return to play. The tennis world now speaks of something that goes beyond the sport: it speaks specifically of stage fright syndrome. Yep, the rumor in the Argentine tennis world [...]

Wondering why the Monte-Carlo Masters isn’t mandatory anymore? Juan Martin del Potro is pulling out of the tournament due to wrist tendinitis. He hasn’t played since the Australian Open and he’s reportedly out of Barcelona and questionable for Rome, as well. My google translation via ElMundo: Argentine tennis player Juan Martin del Potro will follow [...]

So much for the “fifth Majors”, as both the Indian Wells and Miami tournaments claim to be. The WTA’s desert draw was a little scanty this year, due to the continued boycott of the Williams sisters, Dinara Safina’s ongoing back injury and early losses by both comeback Belgians and Maria Sharapova. On the ATP side, [...]

REUTERS/Michael Fiala via Daylife It’s the incredible shrinking draw! Juan Martin Del Potro and Fernando Gonzalez are both confirmed “nos” for Indian Wells. Gonzalez, who is playing Davis Cup in Chile this weekend, has decided to stay in his country to help with earthquake relief (his efforts reportedly include organizing a Hit for Chile in [...]

Juan Martin del Potro is reportedly joining Andy Roddick, Roger Federer, and Rafael Nadal (likely, but not confirmed) on the Davis Cup sidelines this March. He tweaked the wrist injury that’s been hampering him since October during a practice session on Thursday, and will now miss at least four weeks on tour, the BBC reports. [...]

Back when we were joking about possible names for Baby Federer – Roland, Wimby, Rafalito – we forgot an obvious contender: Laureus. Like many Major titles, Roger Federer has won the prestigious Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award multiple times. If history holds, he’ll win it for a record 5th time next month. The [...]

Today was the start of Round of 16 action Down Under. It must stink to lose in the fourth round – so close to the final weekend yet so, so far. Let’s see who made it over the hump and who’s humping it back home. Nadia Petrova isn’t happy just making it halfway. She backed [...]