Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz and Gael Monfils have been featured in a video tribute to the Argentine.
Del Potro beat five-time defending champion Federer to win the US Open in 2009.
He additionally reached the ultimate in New York in 2018 however misplaced to Djokovic.
A preferred participant with an enormous lead, Del Potro received two Olympic medals – bronze in 2012 and silver 4 years later.
He received 22 ATP singles titles in his profession and was as excessive as quantity three on the planet rankings.
Nonetheless, a wrist damage derailed his profession after his US Open victory earlier than he suffered a critical knee damage at Queen’s in 2019.
Del Potro launched a video on Instagram final week, exterior discussing the injury the long-term impression has had on his physique.
“My each day life shouldn’t be what I would love it to be. It is extremely troublesome. There are occasions when I’ve no power,” he mentioned.
“I’m not indestructible, I’ve good and dangerous issues, however more often than not I’ve to faux and placed on a great face, however many occasions I really feel dangerous.
“Since then [after surgery in 2019]I could not stroll up the steps with out ache.
“It hurts after I drive, it hurts rather a lot after I sleep. It was an infinite nightmare.”
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