The absence from the tennis court has seen him slipping in the ATP rankings and he is placed at 133rd position now. • A US Open champion in 2009, Del Potro had just returned to the 2018 final – where he was beaten by world No. ‘career-threatening’ knee surgery and began practicing. "There is the health situation which is particular in New York. For reprint rights: Syndications Today, Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka (L) and Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro (Reuters Image), Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro is set to begin his rehab in Switzerland, Swiss tennis player Stan Wawrinka paid a visit to Potro as a gesture of support, Stan Wawrinka has opted out of US Open 2020 due to coronavirus pandemic. Hopefully, Del Potro soon recovers from the prolonged knee injury and announces some good news for his fans worldwide. — Juan M. del Potro (@delpotrojuan) August 31, 2020. The two-time quarterfinalist in Melbourne, Juan Martin del Potro has withdrawn from the  Australian Open 2020 due to the ongoing knee injury. Despite that, the ‘Tower of Tandil’ played some epic matches on the tour. However, his knee pains created a hindrance and he couldn’t feature at the European events. "Del Potro and Biedert had been in contact since January," Del Potro's team wrote in a statement on Twitter. "There is the health situation which is particular in New York. Del Potro can still feel the pain in his right knee and hence he is reluctant to play professional tennis. https://www.atptour.com/en/players/juan-martin-del-potro/d683/overview He is set to miss the Aussie major for the second consecutive time. Del Potro, who had won the US Open in 2009, had also broke his right patella in 2018 and undergone three surgeries on his left wrist and another to his right. He wouldn’t be able to step on the professional tennis court again. He is set to miss the Aussie major for the second consecutive time. "In recent months, Delpo followed his doctors' advice and even tested the knee on a tennis court in Buenos Aires, but the pain persisted. Juan Martin del Potro won his first Grand Slam men's singles title at the 2009 US Open, defeating five-time defending champion Roger Federer in a five-set thriller. Once ranked world number three in the world Juan Martin del Potro is recovering from a knee fracture which he sustained during Queen’s Club Championship in June last year. 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"I know there is probably no one that wants to play tennis more than him right now, and he's, I'm sure, doing everything he possibly can," Novak Djokovic said ahead of US Open 2020. Cloudflare Ray ID: 5e0f1f8c2ddb0cd5 Del Potro shared two pictures with Wawrinka and captioned it writing, "Thank you for the visit Stan the Man!! I did not want to go the US under these conditions," the 35-year-old was quoted saying earlier. He last won a title at Indian Wells 2018 where he dethroned the reigning champion, Roger Federer in the finals. Stan Wawrinka, ranked 15th in ATP men's singles ranking, had opted out of the ongoing US Open 2020. @stanwawrinka pic.twitter.com/bZEgjP7NZt. Getting the news of 31-year-old's arrival in his country, Stan Wawrinka wasted no time to pay a visit to his good friend Potro. In the first half of 2019, he was plagued with injuries. 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