Oh man, Andrey Golubev retired in Beijing. I hope he's all right. Get better, Andrey.
And in another oh man moment, you know who I feel sorry for? Juan Martin del Potro.
I think JMDP is doing exactly the right things at the moment. This season is a write-off for him, but it would be totally moronic for him to come into next year stone cold, so he should play some matches here now to get his hand back in. No pressure, no one expecting him to win, ra ra ra.
Except you know what? There is someone who expects him to win - bet you anything. It's himself. And it must be a bitter pill to swallow to go from winning the US Open one year to being bagelled by Feli Lopez in Tokyo.
The best thing JMDP can do is keep on keeping on. If I'm him, I'm playing as much tennis as I can - conscious of the fact that I have to keep it easy on my wrist and stuff, of course - and just getting some matches under my belt. Training is all very well and stuff, but he needs some match toughness. And you've got to be in to win it - eventually, he's going to start winning again. It's coming.
JMDP is going to be able to put this back together again. But not right away. And that must be so incredibly frustrating for him, poor dude. Keep your chin up, Juan. I'm cheering for you.
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Agreed.
The annoying thing is that the whisperings have already begun. "Did he come back too soon?" "Will he, can he recapture that form?"
Personally I think he's doing the right thing. He didn't rush back from surgery the way some players do. And he's trying now to ease his way back in.
Sure he'll have to suffer some stinkers along the way, but like you say, the last thing to do would be to come into Melbourne next year stone cold.
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