Juan Martin Del Porto comes down hard on Carlos Alcaraz for giving up ‘physically’ against Novak Djokovic while he won against Roger Federer at the US Open

Juan Martin del Potro expresses his displeasure seeing Carlos Alcaraz getting cramped against Novak Djokovic in last week's French Open semifinal.

Juan Martin Del Porto comes down hard on Carlos Alcaraz for giving up ‘physically’ against Novak Djokovic while he won against Roger Federer at the US Open

Juan Martin Del Porto and Carlos Alcaraz (Image via: ATP)

Former US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro heavily criticized Carlos Alcaraz for meekly surrendering during his semifinal clash against Novak Djokovic at the 2023 French Open. Del Potro, who throughout his career struggled with various injuries, has said that at the age of Alcaraz, he used to defeat the best players like Roger Federer and did not exhaust himself physically like the Spaniard.

This comment comes after Alcaraz started cramping against Djokovic midway through the match and struggled to move properly at Roland Garros last week. The reigning US Open champion eventually lost out to the Serb in four sets after giving up in the last two sets.

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Del Potro has said that when he was 20 years old and won the US Open, he did not exhaust like Alcaraz did, and neither had any problem defeating some of the best in the business. Del Potro, the 2009 winner at Flushing Meadows, did not expect this from a youngster like Alcaraz.

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The Argentine has shown his displeasure in a recent interview with Pagina 12. “Alcaraz is 20 and he had cramps after playing two sets with Djokovic; I won the US Open against Federer when I was 20. I never had a problem beating the best. My problem was taking care of my wrist. My toughest opponent was my body. I was not afraid to play the best,” said Del Potro.

Juan Martin del Potro contemplating playing one more US Open

Juan Martin Del Potro
Juan Martin Del Potro

In a surprising move, Del Potro has announced that he will be returning to the tennis courts and wishes to play one last match at this year’s US Open. The Argentine last played competitive tennis in his home tournament in February 2022, where he received a grand farewell.

However, Del Potro, whose career has been marred by injuries, is coming for another run, and there can’t be any greater news. The Argentine was destined for unimaginable success if his body had given him support.

When fully fit, Del Potro was as good as anyone on the ATP circuit, especially his thunderous winners, who were too hot to handle. 

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