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Argentina's Davis Cup winners return to heroes' welcome
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 [November 30, 2016]
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -
Argentina's Davis Cup champions returned to a heroes' welcome in
Buenos Aires on Tuesday after clinching their maiden title with a
stunning 3-2 win over Croatia at the weekend.
Injury-prone 2009 U.S. Open champion Juan Martin Del Potro led a
spectacular final day comeback against the hosts that delighted the
massed ranks of Argentine fans, including soccer legend Diego
Maradona, who witnessed the final at Arena Zagreb.
"I have achieved things throughout my career that have filled me
with pride and my dreams came true but with this beautiful cup, I
will sleep well," Del Potro told a news conference in the Argentine
capital.
Del Potro, whose career has been blighted by a number of wrist
injuries, won a silver medal at the Rio Olympics in August and
played through the pain barrier as he rallied from two sets down
with a broken finger to level the tie in Zagreb on Sunday.
Federico Delbonis then went on to complete an emotional victory with
a straight sets triumph over Ivo Karlovic in the final rubber.
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Members of the Argentina's Davis Cup tennis team hold up trophies
after arriving in Buenos Aires, Argentina, November 29, 2016.
REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian
Argentine fans cheered the team captained by Daniel Orsanic as they
made their way through the streets of Buenos Aires on an open-top
bus.
(Reporting by Reuters TV in Buenos Aires; Writing by Julie Noce;
Editing by Darren Schuettler/John O'Brien)
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