Juan Martin del Potro injury update: Rehab/Practicing. Intends return Jan/Feb '16

[Moxie]

RE: Breaking news: Juan Martin del Potro surgery will sideline him for rest of season

^ I'm a little closer to Broken's opinion. I think it took him a long time not to look more tentative with the forehand than before, and even when he started to strike it hard and freely again, I don't feel like he did that as often, though I do agree that it was sometimes looking 100% again. I don't normally opine on these things, as they can be hard to judge on TV, but I have seen Del Potro live, pre- and post-op. (I'm pretty sure you have, too, though.) Anyway, this is ugly luck, as I was hoping he was getting back to full-form.

 

[Luxilon Borg]

RE: Breaking news: Juan Martin del Potro surgery will sideline him for rest of season

^ I'm a little closer to Broken's opinion. I think it took him a long time not to look more tentative with the forehand than before, and even when he started to strike it hard and freely again, I don't feel like he did that as often, though I do agree that it was sometimes looking 100% again. I don't normally opine on these things, as they can be hard to judge on TV, but I have seen Del Potro live, pre- and post-op. (I'm pretty sure you have, too, though.) Anyway, this is ugly luck, as I was hoping he was getting back to full-form.

Ok, so we need someone to break the tie......its two votes each way!

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

RE: Breaking news: Juan Martin del Potro surgery will sideline him for rest of season

^ I'm a little closer to Broken's opinion. I think it took him a long time not to look more tentative with the forehand than before, and even when he started to strike it hard and freely again, I don't feel like he did that as often, though I do agree that it was sometimes looking 100% again. I don't normally opine on these things, as they can be hard to judge on TV, but I have seen Del Potro live, pre- and post-op. (I'm pretty sure you have, too, though.) Anyway, this is ugly luck, as I was hoping he was getting back to full-form.

Ok, so we need someone to break the tie......its two votes each way!

is forehand is fine since surgery..but don't forget he does not hit flat out nuclear missile fh every time, he uses it to force opponents back or to catch them out by using it as a surprise weapon..

so I claim its 3-2 in favour of del potro's forehand is good as before.

 

[brokenshoelace]

RE: Breaking news: Juan Martin del Potro surgery will sideline him for rest of season

the doc obviously is not a tennis player..Del Po was slicing 90% of his backhands and trying to hit as many forehands as possible. We should be reminded he got to the final at IW doing so, and almost won it!

He has only been prevented from hitting one shot in his arsenal, the two hander.

I doubt he hit 90% of his backhand with the slice (that's 9 out of 10 backhands). I'm pretty sure the number is substantially lower. But yes, he did have to use his slice backhand more.

However, acting like the two hander is the only shot that was hampered by the wrist injury is misguided. At least with the two hander, he can use his left hand for back-up. I'm pretty sure hitting forehands wasn't too much fun, especially with how big he hits it, except that he didn't have much of a choice from that side. In fact, it was pretty obvious that his rally forehand suffered tremendously as it wasn't quite as devastating as it normally is.

Uh..I think you are misinformed? The problem is with the LEFT wrist. That is where he had the surgical repair.

I am well aware, and maybe I should have articulated this better:

His forehand (especially rally forehand) hasn't been the same since the RIGHT wrist surgery he had in 2010.

It's actually quite astonishing that he's now had surgery on both wrists.

Hmm i am not sure if agree. Maybe others can chime in. I think his forehand came to full force after the surgery.

Watch tapes of his 2009 run and notice how much better his rally forehand was. I'm not talking about the forehand winners when he decides to unleash, since he can still rip them, but his forehand on a shot to shot basis used to be more penetrating for sure. It actually looks harmless at times now until he decides to let rip.

 

[Luxilon Borg]

RE: Breaking news: Juan Martin del Potro surgery will sideline him for rest of season

I doubt he hit 90% of his backhand with the slice (that's 9 out of 10 backhands). I'm pretty sure the number is substantially lower. But yes, he did have to use his slice backhand more.

However, acting like the two hander is the only shot that was hampered by the wrist injury is misguided. At least with the two hander, he can use his left hand for back-up. I'm pretty sure hitting forehands wasn't too much fun, especially with how big he hits it, except that he didn't have much of a choice from that side. In fact, it was pretty obvious that his rally forehand suffered tremendously as it wasn't quite as devastating as it normally is.

Uh..I think you are misinformed? The problem is with the LEFT wrist. That is where he had the surgical repair.

I am well aware, and maybe I should have articulated this better:

His forehand (especially rally forehand) hasn't been the same since the RIGHT wrist surgery he had in 2010.

It's actually quite astonishing that he's now had surgery on both wrists.

Hmm i am not sure if agree. Maybe others can chime in. I think his forehand came to full force after the surgery.

Watch tapes of his 2009 run and notice how much better his rally forehand was. I'm not talking about the forehand winners when he decides to unleash, since he can still rip them, but his forehand on a shot to shot basis used to be more penetrating for sure. It actually looks harmless at times now until he decides to let rip.

Actually, for me, this is a strategic evolution. Since 2009 the players have gotten even fitter and faster and the ability to absorb and deflect pace is off the charts. Thumping every ball at Mach 10 is unsustainable. Calling Del Po's rally forehand harmless would be a stretch, even on a bad day IMO.

I don't think Del Po gets enough credit for being an intelligent player.

His ability to alternate cracking the two handed bh and changing the pace with the one handed slice. like, Joker, was a big part of his game. The left wrist issue has been reducing his options. He did the right thing by just addressing it and coming back with a clean slate.

 

[Busted]

RE: Breaking news: Juan Martin del Potro surgery will sideline him for rest of season

If you think Andy has it bad, recovering from his back surgery... look at the case of the unfortunate Mr. Juan Martin del Potro. He is scheduled to have surgery on his other wrist (left) on Monday.

He is going to be completely out of action waiting for the surgery to heal for at least 8-10 months. :cry One has to feel very sad for the big guy.

He rose up to take the tennis world by storm in 2009, winning the US Open defeating the 5 time consecutive champion Roger Federer.
He's one of the only players who is able to beat all of the top players when he is playing well.
It took him about 2 years to get his game back near to where it was after his right wrist surgery in early 2010 after the Australian Open.
His prime years are slipping away. Simply devastating news for Juan Martin.

Let's take a moment and all wish him a successful surgery and a good recuperative period.

Story: http://www.tennisworldusa.org/Breaking-Season-Ended-for-Juan-Martin-Del-Potro-Wrist-surgery-for-the-Argentine-yet-again-articolo16801.html

Respectfully,
masterclass

Wow. That really sucks. I like DelPo and was hoping he'd be making a move into the top 3 this year. I hope the surgery went well and the recovery doesn't take as long as they're predicting.

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

RE: Breaking news: Juan Martin del Potro surgery will sideline him for rest of season

^^ no one from del potro's camp or the doc ever said anything about 8-10 months, someone just made that up and its sort of zoomed around the interwebs as stuff tends to do nowadays irrespective of if its right or wrong.

I'd be waiting a bit and see for some official news to emerge about del potro's recovery time.

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

RE: Breaking news: Juan Martin del Potro surgery will sideline him for rest of season

:idea: via jmdp twitter feed/atp world tour site,

mr del potro went to have a lighter cast fitted on april 9th after visiting his surgeon for 1st time since op on march 24th, everything good so far, given some exercises to do, will visit doc again in couple of weeks. :

 

[Kieran]

RE: Breaking news: Juan Martin del Potro surgery will sideline him for rest of season

So what's the story, then? When do they think he'll be back?

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

RE: Breaking news: Juan Martin del Potro surgery will sideline him for rest of season

did not say. maybe more news in 2 weeks.

 

[Kieran]

RE: Breaking news: Juan Martin del Potro surgery will sideline him for rest of season

did not say. maybe more news in 2 weeks.

Okay, so the 8 months claim was bogus?

I don't hold out much hope for him, but I'd still rather see him back...

 

[masterclass]

RE: Breaking news: Juan Martin del Potro surgery will sideline him for rest of season

His surgery this time is to his left wrist. Therefore, he theoretically could be back much sooner, if he were to try going to a one handed backhand by hitting slices exclusively. But he would also have to toss the ball for the serve with his left hand. It actually might not be a bad idea to keep him from dropping too far in the rankings and match fitness, but maybe the temptation to hit with his left might be too great and....

But unless I hear otherwise, I doubt that he's going to do that, so then I would expect much the same recovery time that he had in 2010.

After not playing since the Australian Open that year, I think he only played a couple of matches toward the tail end of 2010 (October), and then called it a year. Those two matches might as well not have been played.

Again, maybe because it is his left wrist, which shares the load on the two hander, he might be able to come back a bit sooner, but who knows really. Maybe he'll have learned from that experience and he and his doctors and physio will have a different plan. I'm pretty sure he won't want to risk damaging it again by coming back too soon. I wouldn't.

Wishing him the best anyway. He seems a good guy and deserves better luck than he's had...
Buena suerte y buena salud, señor del Potro.

Respectfully,
masterclass

 

[Kieran]

RE: Breaking news: Juan Martin del Potro surgery will sideline him for rest of season

It's hard for a two-hander to switch to one - and remember not to grasp it with the left hand. Given that it's his left hand, I think you're right, he maybe back quicker than last time...hopefully...

 

[masterclass]

RE: Breaking news: Juan Martin del Potro surgery will sideline him for rest of season

Definitely darn difficult if he were going to try to hit anything but one handed slices. But he was going to the one handed slice a lot already, before he got his surgery, which is why I mentioned it. He knows how to hit the one handed slice.

But it would be risky in match situations I think. If he were suddenly forced to hit a reflex volley and tempted to use the left hand, or even more if he were running and slipped and had to instinctively use his left hand to keep himself from falling and support himself and he is not a small man... just too risky I think.

Respectfully,
masterclass

 

[masterclass]

RE: Breaking news: Juan Martin del Potro surgery will sideline him for rest of season

How different could have Juan Martin del Potro's career looked if he didn't have the wrist injuries/surgeries? Will it extend his career or shorten it? Here is his rankings history after breaking into the top 100. Let's compare to some other notables with interruptions in their careers.

Respectfully,
masterclass

 

[harrycairns]

RE: Breaking news: Juan Martin del Potro surgery will sideline him for rest of season

Such a shame. One of my favourite players on the tour, wonderful to watch, best of luck to him on a recovery.

 

[Rose]

RE: Breaking news: Juan Martin del Potro surgery will sideline him for rest of season

I never thought he was the same after the first surgery so I certainly don't know how he will be now. I wonder at what point after he came back from the right wrist surgery did the left wrist become a problem?

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

RE: Breaking news: Juan Martin del Potro surgery will sideline him for rest of season

did not say. maybe more news in 2 weeks.

Okay, so the 8 months claim was bogus?

I don't hold out much hope for him, but I'd still rather see him back...

8months was just something someone made up on the interwebs (someone was WRONG on the internet)

no one from del potro's camp or his doc ever said 8 months..looks like its a gradual thing with no big date of return, march 26th or whenever he had the op, april 9th del potro visits doc has new light cast fitted started rehab exercises and will visit doc again in 2 weeks >>

in 2010 he had the op on his serving arm/wrist on may 4th and was back in October, I don't see why he should miss the whole season but I do not know, at least this time he won't be starting cold having to serve and forehand with a recently operated arm, this time his serving arm is ok so its just the 2hbh he has to get back, in fact I bet his coach is /or soon will be rallying with him, I mean why not be on the court just hitting a ball. or even play swingball lol.

..stay tuned in for further news. :idea:

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

RE: Breaking news: Juan Martin del Potro surgery will sideline him for rest of season

can you two stop banging on about nadal..

this thread is about del potro and his injury.

 

[Kieran]

RE: Breaking news: Juan Martin del Potro surgery will sideline him for rest of season

:laydownlaughing

We've moved on to the appendices and footnotes, buddy! :snigger