Del Potro took part in an act of solidarity during his visit to Brazil

Juan Martín del Potro, in his role as Ambassador for the Roland Garros Junior Series, Participate in a social inclusion activity through tennis with children from the Patricia Medrado Institute in São Paulo.

Medrado was Brazil’s No. 1 tennis player for 11 consecutive years and a silver medalist at the 1975 Pan American Games in Mexico City. She was 48th in the world rankings in singles and 9th in doubles, and until today, the player with the most appearances and victories in Brazil in the Fed Cup (today’s BJK Cup).

The boys and girls had the opportunity to speak with the former world number three and 2009 US Open champion who has decided to put his racket on hold at the start of 2022. Tired of so many injuries and operations, Tore de Tandil has. He played the Argentine Open to bid farewell to the courts with the warmth of his fans.

However, a year later, a dose of hope was lost to see him again in an official tournament. Anyway, the only thing that’s certain so far is that it’s in Brazil Sponsorship of the South American level competition which will award a place to Roland Garros Jr.

gentle and caring, Delpo She answered students’ questions, received a poster made by the class in her honor, and even hit a ball with everyone along with the CEO. Today’s host was tennis player Fernando Melegini.