Juan Martin del Potro is an Argentinian tennis player who took the tennis world by storm with memorable victories over the likes of Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, and Novak Djokovic over the years. He was the player to have stopped Federer’s consecutive title run at the 2009 US Open.
Whenever del Potro is in his peak form, he used to be a nightmare for other players on the ATP rooster. But, the Argentinian couldn’t carry on with the momentum he got initially in his career owing to several injuries. Over the past decade, del Potro went through multiple wrist and knee surgeries.
As a result, the 2009 US Open champion failed to consistently perform on the ATP tour. del Potro’s last appearance on the ATP tour came at the Queen’s Club Championships in 2019. After a gap of almost three years, the gentle giant will return to action in-front of his home crowd at Argentina Open.
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Get to know about Oriana Barquet, the girlfriend of Juan Martin del Potro
Ahead of the event, del Potro announced that it will most likely be his final set of appearances on tour as he wants to live life like a healthy man without punishing his knee. Having gone through intense adversities off-court, del Potro has a solid team and support from family as well.
Now, let’s try to find out some details regarding del Potro’s personal life and about Oriana Barquet – his current girlfriend. Oriana has a degree in communications and is currently associated with digital strategy for Abogados In House, a network connecting corporate lawyers.
Oriana was also a community manager for a medical center named BODY & Co. She is 22 years old and studied journalism at the Argentine Catholic University. In addition to her work, Oriana also volunteers with the United Nations for TECHO – a non-profit organization aimed constructing houses for the poor and implementing social inclusion programs.
Both Oriana and del Potro have kept their love life as private as possible with either of them not revealing much about each other on social media. However, Oriana posted a heartening message for del Potro after the latter’s emotional press conference in Buenos Aires.
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On her Instagram profile, Oriana also shares few clips of the time spent with del Potro where she was in attendance during his practice sessions ahead of the 2022 Argentina Open.
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With del Potro likely to hang up his racquet after the home-town clay swing, he will look forward to a bright life ahead with girlfriend Oriana Barquet.
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