Hot Shot: Del Potro hits dropper magic in Rome

May 19, 2019
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Hot Shot: Del Potro hits dropper magic in Rome

Published May 19, 2019

Much to the delight of his many fans, Juan Martin del Potro looked healthy and in-form in Rome. He made his way to the quarterfinals, where he hit an incredible pickup drop-shot winner and held two match points against Novak Djokovic in the second-set tiebreaker.

Though he failed to convert either of his match points, and ultimately lost 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-4, it's just his third event of 2019 after recovering from a kneecap fracture.

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Testing his health and level in Madrid and Rome, Del Potro now takes his huge-swinging game to Roland Garros.

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Del Potro is currently ranked No. 9.

Hot Shot: Del Potro hits dropper magic in Rome

Hot Shot: Del Potro hits dropper magic in Rome