He'll be taking the court opposite Federado in a few minutes, but before he gets tossed from his first Major semifinal, I want to offer some reasons why JMDP is better than everyone except Nadal, and maybe Jon Stewart.1. His dad is a veterinarian.
2. He's 6ft, 6in tall but plays likes he's only 6ft, 3in tall.
3. He looks and talks like a well educated vagrant.
4. He says things like, "No, no, I feel the nervous every time."
5. An interviewer once asked him to explain the origin of his name, del Potro, and he responded, "I have no idea."
6. After he concludes his tennis career, he wants to study architecture.
7. Unlike most players in the top ten, he's a man, not an industry or an empire.
8. He has stated publicly that enjoying the occasion is as important to him as winning the match, rare words from one of the world's five best anything.
9. He doesn't just lose; he gets clobbered. I like that.
10. At twenty, he's still a youngster, and he plays freely and joyfully, but not frivolously like Monfils, or moodily like Gasquet, a sign that he enjoys what he does more than he enjoys succeeding at what he does, although he does succeed. He's a good guy with a good head and heart, and he's as much as an aesthete as he is an athlete. God knows there's more to competition than formal beauty.
On another note, citing knee tendinitis, Nadal just withdrew from Queen's Club, where he is the defending champion. Odds of him winning Wimbledon just dropped to 15-1.
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I like your reasons, especially:
3. He looks and talks like a well educated vagrant.
Yes, he looks like a sexy-wolf man and sounds older than his years. Plus I like his drawl, whether speaking in Spanish or English he speaks slowly but doesn't sound as if he's dull of wit.
6. After he concludes his tennis career, he wants to study architecture.
I have this image of him nicely dressed (maybe a suit) and glasses designing tennis venues...
7. Unlike most players in the top ten, he's a man, not an industry or an empire.
Yes. Very refreshing, the fact that he had only his trainer, coach, and manager in his box at the US Open means no 'entourage of celebs' following him around is nice to see. That and no monogram on his shoes, clothes and bags...
10. At twenty, he's still a youngster, and he plays freely and joyfully, but not frivolously like Monfils, or moodily like Gasquet, a sign that he enjoys what he does more than he enjoys succeeding at what he does, although he does succeed. He's a good guy with a good head and heart, and he's as much as an aesthete as he is an athlete. God knows there's more to competition than formal beauty.
For some he's their idea of hell, (the facial and body hair) but I think he's very attractive and he he's passionate about what he does. From what I've seen of him seems to be a sweet young man.
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