Juan Martin del Potro sets return date after the four-month break

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Less than 24 months ago, Juan Martin was ranked outside the top-1000 but he was capable of making one last push, playing injury-free for the first time in years and finishing just outside the top-10 in 2017, setting his eyes on even bigger results in 2018.

With 47 ATP wins and two ATP titles, Delpo was one of the best players in the season behind us, winning his first Masters 1000 title at Indian Wells and reaching the semi-final at Roland Garros, the quarter-final at Wimbledon and the final at the US Open, his first since 2009 when he won the title in New York after a thrilling win over Roger Federer in the final.

Juan Martin joins Kevin Anderson and Milos Raonic among the title favorites and top seeds, opening his campaign on Tuesday, February 19 at 8 pm local time. The Argentinian will chase his first Delray Beach crown since 2011 when he went all the way on debut, playing in Florida 12 months ago too and losing to an eventual champion Frances Tiafoe in a tight second round encounter.