Training for spring clay season was a winter's tale for Juan Martin del Potro.
We know del Potro's forehand is a force of nature maybe that's why the former US Open champion is not fazed playing in Munich snowfall.
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The Argentine wild card will play Dustin Brown in his Munich opener.
John Peers shared this video of a snow day at the BMW Open in Munich today.
Launching for his first clay-court season in four years, del Potro said managing pain and expectations are among his biggest challenges in comeback from his latest wrist surgery.
"The wrist is improving as it has to. It would be strange not to feel any pain," del Potro wrote in a recent Facebook post. "Sometimes it's more, sometimes less. Sometimes easier to bear, sometimes a little more difficult and especially when it's humid.
"I've been dealing with this problem on my left wrist for four years, first with injections, then surgeries and only a few tournaments played over the last two years. It is impossible to be healthy in a month. My biggest challenge is myself. Improving my tennis is not the main thing, but to withstand the mental and physical effort I make to get to play. The goal is to to be healthy again. I have to go through this and overcome it."
Photo credit: Juan Martin del Potro Facebook