Fireman Juan welcomed home by 40,000 fans
Saturday, 19 September 2009
TANDIL, Argentina, Sept 18 (AFP): US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro was welcomed home by around 40,000 people Thursday, a third of the population of his home town, a local official said.
Del Potro, who defeated world number one Roger Federer in five sets in the New York final Sunday to capture his first Grand Slam title, toured the streets of Tandil, which lies 350km to the south of Buenos Aires, on top of a fire engine.
Del Potro, who defeated world number one Roger Federer in five sets in the New York final Sunday to capture his first Grand Slam title, toured the streets of Tandil, which lies 350km to the south of Buenos Aires, on top of a fire engine.