Juan Martin del Potro’s annual open practice back in his hometown of Tandil drew a packed crowd around a couple of modest tennis courts.
The Argentine star twins it with a food drive. And some 730 kilos of non-perishable food were collected for the local food bank.
He did the same thing a year ago – except in December because he was scheduled to start the 2018 season in Australia in Auckland then Melbourne.
This year’s season is only scheduled to start in two weeks at Delray Beach, after he injured his knee in Shanghai last October.
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