Del Potro weeps as he's saluted by US Open crowd
here's that amazing del potro moment pic.twitter.com/GV8T4pU2LA
— Becca Laurie, PI (@imbeccable) September 8, 2016
There were a whole lot of feelings at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Wednesday night.
Juan Martin del Potro's miraculous wild-card run at the US Open ended in the quarterfinals at the hands of No. 3 Stan Wawrinka, but not before the crowd recognized the Argentinian and how far he'd come after battling a career-threatening wrist injury.
Del Potro went back and forth with Wawrinka through three hard-fought sets before running out of gas in the fourth. The touching moment - arguably the moment of the tournament - came with Del Potro one game from elimination.
Wawrinka acknowledged Del Potro after the match, too:
Wawrinka wins, gets that del Potro hug, then waves to crowd before pointing to del Potro and applauding.
— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) September 8, 2016
Delpo is Juan of a kind. #USOpen
Wawrinka will face No. 6 Kei Nishikori in the semifinals. The other two men standing are No. 1 Novak Djokovic and No. 10 Gael Monfils.