 6'6"
(1.98m) tennis star Juan martin Del Potro weighs only 180 lbs. (83kg). I'm sure
that keeps him faster on the court where he is always burning up calories. But I
don't care about his tennis, I care about how staying that lean makes your cheekbones
look great! He turned pro in 2005 and by 2010 was the fourth highest ranked player
on the globe.
According to Wikipedia "Del Potro achieved a top
10 ranking by the Association of Tennis Professionals for the first time on October
6, 2008. In January 2009, he reached a career-high ranking of World No. 4. Having
started playing tennis at the age of seven, del Potro won his first senior match
in 2004 at the age of 5. In 2008, he became the first player in ATP history to
win his first four career titles in as many tournaments. He also completed the second
longest winning streak in 2008, and the second longest by a teenager in the Open
Era, behind Rafael Nadal with his winning sequence spanning 23 matches over five
tournaments. Del Potro captured his maiden Grand Slam title at the 2009 US Open
defeating Roger Federer in the final, and Nadal in the semifinal, becoming the
first and only man ever to beat both Federer and Nadal in the same Grand Slam.
He became the second Argentine and the fifth youngest man to win the US Open title
in the Open Era.
Juan Mart�n del Potro was born in Tandil, Argentina. His
father, Daniel del Potro, played semi-professional rugby union in Argentina and
is a veterinarian. His mother, Patricia, is a teacher and he has a younger sister
named Julieta. Del Potro speaks Spanish and knows some Italian and English. Aside
from tennis, he enjoys playing football and supports the Boca Juniors team in Argentina
and Juventus in Italy. He would often dedicate time to both sports during his childhood,
and Argentinian-Italian international footballer Mauro Camoranesi remains a close
friend of del Potro. Del Potro began playing tennis at the age of seven with coach
Marcelo Gomez (who also coached Tandil-born players Juan Monaco, Mariano Zabaleta
and Maximo Gonzalez).
Del Potro's talent was discovered by Italian ex-tennis
professional Ugo Colombini, who accompanied him through the initial phases of his
young career, and is still today his agent and close friend. When questioned about
his ambitions in tennis he replied, "I dream of winning a Grand Slam and the
Davis Cup." |
