5 things that we learned from the 2016 US Open

2. Juan Martin del Potro is back for good

After losing a major chunk of the past two seasons due to two wrist surgeries, 2009 US Open winner Juan Martin del Potro is finally back for good. It had indeed been an extremely tough time for one of tennis’ most popular and affable players who is endowed with one of the best forehands of the game.

Doubts had crept into his mind as to whether he would ever be able to play top-level tennis again. But the towering Argentine smashed all those insecurities and how!

After clinching a silver medal at the Rio Olympics, Del Potro was back at the Flushing Meadows where it all began for him seven years ago. He made it to the quarter-finals, beating three top-25 players before succumbing to the eventual winner Stan Wawrinka in four sets in the last-eight.

In that match, Del Potro was understandably emotional as he started feeling the love from his fans, showing every bit how his passion for his sport is still burning bright inside him. We are all too happy to know that it will only give rise to more magic from our beloved Delpo in the coming months.