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Del Potro confirms Queen's attendance

ESPN staff
March 22, 2011
Juan Martin del Potro has confirmed he will play at Queen's Club this year

Former US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro will return to Queen's for the first time in four years in order to work on his grass court game in time for Wimbledon.

The former world No. 4, who climbed to 51 in the world rankings following a semi-final appearance at Indian Wells last week, joins world No. 1 Rafael Nadal, Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic and Andy Roddick among the entrants.

Del Potro, who is on the comeback from a serious wrist injury, has not played at Queen's Club since 2007, when he lost in the second round to Nadal. He has never progressed past the second round at Wimbledon, but he believes he can make up for lost time this season.

"I like London, I played at the AEGON Championships a couple of years ago and I really enjoyed it," del Potro said.

"If you want to be a really good player you have to win on grass courts. I never had good results on grass before so this year could be a chance for me to improve my game on grass at Queen's and at Wimbledon.

"I have to learn many things on that surface but I will be ready to do it. Any tournament I play I want to win and if I can play my best level I think I can do it."

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