Tom, this is horrible news. It must be really, really serious. When it was first mentioned last year, i thought it would be aka amalgro, “not so serious”, but i wonder what happened, and how he actually did what he was supposed to have done to cause such a critical injury at such an early time in his career.

May 2nd, 2010 at 11:10 am

If someone could lend a hand with an accurate translation we’d be better served than a loose Google translation.

I fear it won’t make a difference, however.

May 2nd, 2010 at 11:14 am

Oh No! delpo. No wonder he was having panic attacks! the surgery on the wrist is scary..i hope he will not need it.

get well soon delpo, your fans awaits to see you on court again..

May 2nd, 2010 at 11:18 am

JMD out 3-6 months. I’m extremely saddened by this news; however, want him to receive proper treatment and return when appropriate. Oodles and doodles of love for this rising star!

May 2nd, 2010 at 11:26 am

“Del Potro is also said to have been suffering panic attacks in the report, but no longer.”

I don’t know what to make of that sentence. Maybe a figure of speech was lost in translation.

May 2nd, 2010 at 11:29 am

Does anyone know a) exactly what the injury is and b) what sort of surgery you’d need to fix it?
Awful shame isn’t it? Andy was out for months with a wrist injury as well and I think it continues to be a weakness, bummer for these young players.

May 2nd, 2010 at 12:43 pm

Thanks for the update Tom; it would be great if we knew something more official from his camp. But in any case, Delpo is missed, and I hope he is well soon!!

May 2nd, 2010 at 12:46 pm

it’s his right wrist i think, isn’t it?

the panic attacks are quite understandable. poor delpo. even if it’s not a career ending injury, to possibly be out a season when he really was on his way as contender to be #1, imo. he has had to sit back and watch so many tournaments go by, unable to be in there competing.

believe delpo does watch tennis and is a tennis freak, loves tennis too, from the stories i have read about him.

*heavy sigh* poor delpo.

we need you back delpo!

May 2nd, 2010 at 12:57 pm

Wow. Wow. This sucks. The only positive is that at least he’ll have a protected ranking.

May 2nd, 2010 at 1:08 pm

Delpo should just give up this year and hope for a good recovery and get back into the game well healed next year. Tennis is so much better with him around.

May 2nd, 2010 at 1:11 pm

hi , i am a spanish speaker and the google translation didn´t afect much of the general message but any way the newspaper is kind of sensationalist so it´s not that trustable.

May 2nd, 2010 at 3:09 pm

and the didn´t say anything about more news they only said that the delpo camp would know more on the injury on tuesday, not that it would get published or anything similar

May 2nd, 2010 at 3:13 pm

How does a protected ranking work? Does he get to keep his points? Delpo is such a big guy it’s easy to forget he’s just 21. He seems like an emotional kid. His win at the USO was astonishing last year, and maybe just a little overwhelming.

May 2nd, 2010 at 3:49 pm

Oh crap! Surgery means how many months out now? We need one of the powerful Nadal slayers back in the form of JMDP.

May 2nd, 2010 at 3:55 pm

Panic attacks? Well, let’s just hope it really is a wrist that’s bothering him…

May 2nd, 2010 at 4:56 pm

Anna,

Q. What is a protected ranking and who is eligible?

A. A player may petition the CEO for an Entry Protection when he is physically injured and does not compete in any tennis event for a minimum period of six months. The written petition must be received within six months of his last tournament.
The Entry Protection shall be a position in the South African Airways ATP Rankings, as determined by the player’s average South African Airways ATP Rankings position during the first three months of his injury. The Entry Protection shall be for entry into the main draw or qualifying competition or for special exempt consideration. The Entry Protection shall not be used for seeding purposes, Lucky Loser consideration or for entry into the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals.

The Entry Protection shall be in effect for either the first eight tournaments that the player competes in using the Entry Protection (excluding wild cards and entries as a Direct Acceptance with his current position in the South African Airways ATP Rankings) or for the period up to nine months beginning with the first tennis event that the player competes in, whichever occurs first.

source: ATPworldtour.com

May 2nd, 2010 at 6:32 pm

Thanks Nelta!

May 3rd, 2010 at 11:55 am

Too bad, just too bad!

May 3rd, 2010 at 2:48 pm

ohhhhhhhhh its too bad ……I miss you very much ……..Nayif from Syria

May 18th, 2010 at 1:10 pm