Still be a winner, says del Potro

Great Scott revels in first title win of his career

would one day be better.

He said: “The worst moment was in 2015 when I was close to quitting this sport because I couldn’t find a way to fix my wrist problems. I was suffering a lot. I got depressed for a couple of months also. I didn’t get the chance to feel better with myself, to do this again. That was the bad moment for me.

“But I think that is completely in the past, and now I’m having a good present, looking forward for the future. I didn’t expect to get these kinds of emotions playing tennis again. Reaching finals, win- ning titles, having my highest ranking ever in this moment. Everything is almost perfect.”

The perfect ending, of course, would be victory over Djokovic, a player he has beaten only four times in 18 meetings, today.

“It will be a difficult match because we are close friends,” said the Argentinian. “Novak has won Wimbledon already. He’s playing so good. He will be the favourite to win on Sunday.

“But I don’t know. When I played Roger nine years ago, he was the favourite to win as well. I will try to make the surprise again.”

After winning Wimbledon, Djokovic has shown he is indisputably back to his best following elbow surgery and revelled in the cooler conditions in a dominant semifinal victory over Kei Nishikori.

He has the chance to equal Pete Sampras’ tally of 14 slam titles but is wary of Del Potro despite his excellent record against the Argentinian.

Djokovic said: “I personally like him very much, not just as a player but as a person. He’s a dear friend, someone that I respect a lot.” NORTHUMBERLAND NOR bike racer race Scott Campbell is revelling in title-winning glory after finally lifting the Knockhill M Motor Sports Club Lightweight trophy after over a decade of racing.

The Otterburn rider celebrated the first championship win of his 11-year career, three years after axing the roads, including stints at the Manx Grand Prix and various Irish road races, to concentrate solely on short circuits.

Campbell faced cutthroat competition nearly all season long from multi-time former club and Scottish champion Torquil Paterson, but Campbell held on to his points lead with a hat-trick of wins as he beat Grant Reid to the title.

“There have been a lot of ups and downs in my racing career, I lost my best mate Andy Lawson and then I lost my team manager Ian Bell,” Campbell said. “This means everything to me – it’s only taken 11 years but it’s definitely been worth the wait. The whole weekend went well and I couldn’t have asked for any better. The whole year has been great. In 29 races I’ve had 28 podiums and now I’ve gone and won the championship.”

Campbell is now focused on the Scottish Lightweight championship.