Juan Martín Del Potro: Why He May Unite Federer, Nadal and Djokovic’s Fans

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Published: September 25, 2012

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These days, men’s tennis is divided. It is a division that, surprisingly, is not directly caused by the players. The competitors still stand together on issues that pertain to their best interests.

The rift is in reference to fans. Tennis fans have become separated into fan bases like they rarely have in the past.

For the past six to seven years, dominant fan bases have been built for the two most dominant players of the past decade: Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.

The two players are outstanding rivals on the tennis courts yet good friends off the courts. When it comes to each athlete’s fans, it is the complete opposite: Forums and tennis websites all over the Internet have become longstanding debates and battles between the two fan bases.

This fan rivalry has quite possibly increased interest in the sport just as much as the on-court rivalry and legendary matches between the two have. Nowadays, when talking about tennis, one will see people claiming support for either player as if they were professional sports teams instead of individual athletes.

The tennis world has also seen the rise of Novak Djokovic as arguably the most dominant player in the game in the last two years. With his rise in prominence, he has acquired his own strong and vocal fan base.

The three followings have boasted their favorite players’ triumphs and mocked each of their opponents upon defeat. Tennis fans are clearly divided into three sects and cannot seem to truly agree on much, except for one single player: Juan Martín Del Potro.

Del Potro, an Argentine tennis player, seems to be one of the few talking points on which fans of all three main anchors of the sport agree on. Many Federer, Nadal or Djokovic fans cheer for Del Potro in a match in which their favorite player is not playing or in a tournament once their preferred player has been eliminated from a tournament.
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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