With three operations performed on his left wrist, Juan missed two years of major tournaments. He then retuned in June to Grand Slam action at Wimbledon. He could not come back directly into the U.S open as his ranking is too low. He ranks 141st in this year’s Grand Slam Tournament set to begin in Aug 29th in New York. This Grand Slam tournament will be the last one for this year. …show more content…
He will add the silver to the bronze that he won in 2012 at London Olympics in Argentina. At Rio in Brazil, Juan put up quite a performance to stun a 12 tie major champion. His forehand was in terrific form and he won against Novak in the first round. He also won against Rafael Nadal in the semifinal; Rafael is a 14 time major champion.
His final opponent, Andy Murray said that Juan can be at the top of the game if he stays fit. Seven years ago, Juan was considered the next big thing in tennis after winning against his opponent Roger Federer. At the time, Federer was a five time US Open champion. He was only 20 years old at the time and he won the game in five sets.
Juan fairytale to stardom was not however going to be smooth. He developed problems with his right wrist, to make the matters worse, his left hand which he uses for a two-handed backhand, developed issues