Juan Martin del Potro came back to his hometown of Tandil, Argentina a couple of days ago and was greeted as a national hero. He paraded the streets on top of a fire engine and was watched by about 40,000 people. He visited his local tennis club in Tandil and then received the keys to the town. After winning his first Grand Slam title at the US Open against Roger Federer, Del Potro was invited to the Today Show and Live with Regis and Kelly the next morning. He is the third Argentine in history to win the US Open crown after Guillermo Vilas and Gabriela Sabatini. The victory also secured his place at the year-ending Tour finals in London.
"I owe this to Tandil," he said from the balcony of the municipal palace.
"I don't want to cry but thank all of you - the ones that were cold waiting on the streets, the ones that ran along the route just to greet me."
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