The Mighty Have Fallen

The ATP World Tour Finals were a few days ago and the winner of the U.S. Open, Del Potro, was in the finals. When he won the U.S. Open he became a giant over night. For one thing, he is a giant, he towers above all of his opponents. He also defeated the modern legend Roger Federer and so he was an immediate star. However, he was brought back down to Earth in the finals as he lost to Nikolay Davydenko. His powerful skills that were dominate in the final of the U.S. Open were no where in his World Tour final. His powerful forehand is the strongest part of his game and it was absent in his loss to Davydenko. Some would say that Del Potro just had a bad day and he will bounce back and I think this is true. We have seen how amazing he can be but he is still young. He needs to gain consistence in his game if he wants to be the best. He has the potential to be a legend but he still has room to grow. Players will always make mistakes but the best learn how to recover and keep their confidence in a match. They control their game and are consistent in their shots. This loss is good for Del Potro. He can use it to go back and look at his game and where he needs to improve. He will realize that he it not the undefeatable giant that the News made him to be. He is human just like Nadal and Federer and he will make mistakes. He will learn how to control himself in a match and recover from mistakes. He will soon be back and better than ever.