Lionel Messi ‘suffered’ earlier than Inter Miami transfer as Del Potro provides recommendation
Juan Martin del Potro is hoping that his friendship with Lionel Messi can develop now that his fellow Argentine can also be based mostly in Miami. The former world No 3 tennis participant stated the MLS star deserves to take pleasure in himself at Inter Miami after “suffering” in his bid to win the World Cup. And he has one key piece of recommendation for Messi with regards to life in Miami – put on loads of sunscreen.
Del Potro has been studying to discover a routine with out tennis, having performed his most up-to-date match in February of final yr and is unofficially retired. The 34-year-old remains to be struggling to dwell with a knee damage that he picked up in direction of the top of 2018 and re-aggravated shortly after mounting a comeback in 2019.
He now has a base in Miami, that means that the arrival of fellow Argentine Messi has been nice news for the 22-time title winner, who stated it “meant a lot” to have the footballing legend close by. “I’m getting used to being at home every day. I don’t have any specific routine day by day because I’m not training. So I’m trying to discover by myself this part of the life, which is pretty new for me,” Del Potro informed Tennis.com whereas discussing life away from tennis.
“Tennis will end one day and then the life continues. I’m excited to see what is next for me. I’m living without pressure now. And, for me, it’s a very good way to manage my daily life. I enjoy a lot being close with my family, being in Argentina, and spending time in Miami, too. I like the way of the life in Miami now. We have Messi here, which means something special for all the Argentinian people living there.”
Asked if he hopes that Messi being in Miami means they’ll strengthen their bond, the 2009 US Open champion replied: “I [would] love to. Being close to Messi for Argentinian people means a lot. We will hopefully have time to hang out in the future. He just arrived. He’s trying to adapt to the new club, the new colleagues, the new house, different life. And he has three kids.”
And Del Potro defined why it means a lot to see Messi within the MLS after spending years attempting to win the World Cup for his house nation. “But, for me, it’s so nice watching him playing in this league. He’s always smiling and he looks very, very happy,” the tennis star added.