“When I was 16 I played at the Orange Bowl. I was one of the favourites to win and Boca were playing in the Intercontinental Cup against Milan. It was four in the morning in Miami and they wouldn't let me get up to watch it. I put the TV on ever so quietly, though, and watched the whole game, which went to penalties and lasted forever.”

Argentine former tennis player

Juan Martín del Potro is an Argentine former professional tennis player, born in 1988. He reached world No. 3 in men’s singles in August 2018 and became known for a career built around power, resilience, and big-match results. He won 22 ATP Tour-level singles titles, including the 2009 US Open, where he beat Rafael Nadal and five-time defending champion Roger Federer on the way to the title. His other notable results include reaching the 2018 US Open final, winning silver at the 2016 Rio Olympics and bronze at the 2012 London Olympics, taking Indian Wells in 2018, and helping Argentina win the 2016 Davis Cup.