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At this point in his career, Juan Martín Del Potro's goals are to reach those joys that injuries so often deprived him. And although his priority is to try to revive a big trophy, like at the US Open. 2009, the chance to achieve the best ranking of his life this week seems very clear and with the chance to give him another reason for happiness.
The list of ATP this week, in the absence of the major tournaments and the best players who are preparing the US tour with the US Open as a goal, do not show great variations at top: Rafael Nadal continues, one more week, at the top of the world rankings. Behind the Spaniards still appear the Swiss Roger Federer and the German Alexander Zverev, in a ranking that is unshakeable in the top 10.
Among the Argentines, the news that appear Monday in general are not good : despite his very good performance at the ATP 500 in Hamburg, where he defended the title and reached the final, Leonardo Mayer s 39 is folded from 36 to 51 ° placed. And Federico Delbonis came out of the top 100, leaving only four Argentine representatives in the top 100.
The immediate future, however, allows for optimism, especially for Del Potro. The Argentine will play this week at ATP 250 in Los Cabos, Mexico, where he will make his debut in the round of 16 against the winner of the match between American Marcos Girón (446th in the standings and coming from the ranking) and the Salvadoran Marcelo Arévalo (145 °)
In the event Delpo wins the tournament, where he is the first favorite, he will force Zverev to be crowned at the ATP 500 in Washington he wants to stay on the podium in the world rankings. But the Argentine could get the third place up to lose in his debut at Los Cabos
How are your chances? To aspire to remain in third place, Zverev must at least reach the semi-finals in Washington. And if Del Potro overcomes his debut at Los Cabos, the German will then have to enter the final so as not to lose his position.
Beyond speculation, Del Potro remains in fourth place, which until now is the best location of his career. Los Cabos means for him the beginning of the American tour of hard terrain before the US Open, the Grand Slam that suits him best and brings the best memories.
Top ten in the standings
1st Rafael Nadal (Spain) 9,310 points
2 Roger Federer (Switzerland) 7,080
3 ° Alexander Zverev (Germany) 5,665
4 ° Juan Martín del Potro 5,395
5 ° Kevin Anderson (South Africa) 4,655
6th Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) 4,610
7th Marin Cilic (Croatia) 3,905
8th Dominic Thiem (Austria) 3,665
9th John Isner (United States).) 3,490
10th Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 3,355
Argentines
12th Diego Schwartzman 2,470
51st Leonardo Mayer 987 (-15)
60th Guido Pella 910 (-3))
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