By Nick Georgandis
There are plenty of tennis fans who would have no problem staring at Juan Martin del Potro all day long. For the residents of del Potro's hometown of Tandil, Argentina, that is now officially an option.
A mural of del Potro, celebrating his bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, was unveiled on Thursday, located on a wall just outside the tennis club Independiente, where del Potro first began playing tennis as a child.
The mural is a close-up of del Potro, wearing yellow wrist bands and head band, preparing to unleash a two-handed back hand.
“Hopefully one of these kids that are here today may be there along with me in the mural or some other place in town,” Del Potro said. “We also have to congratulate the rest of the players from Tandil who do things very well to make the city very proud."
The mural was done by artist Norma Villabona, who was in attendance along with Tandil mayor Miguel Lunghi and Independiente academy chief Marcelo Gomez.
A city of 110,000 people, Tandil is located in the Buenos Aires province of Argentina.