Argentine tennis player Juan Martín del Potro achieved one of the most important victories of his career this Sunday, Win in the Californian Indian Wells tournament his first Masters 1000.

The victory was won against the Swiss Roger Federer, number one in the world, with a score of 6-4, 6-7 (8) and 7-6 (2). With this game, Del Potro becomes the first player to defeat Federer in 2018, putting an end to an unbeaten 17 games.

As if not enough to beat the number one, the triumph was marked by several events that coincided for the feat it was even more rewarding and they left him "trembling" with emotion, as he said after the game. During the last years Del Potro had suffered problems in his wrists.

The victory renews the confidence to Del Potro, who during the last years has suffered problems in his wrists and has had to undergo three operations that have caused him discomfort in his backhand stroke. "I could not have imagined this moment," Del Potro said. "Everyone knew I was really close to getting out of tennis before my third surgery on my left wrist." Del Potro, 29, has returned this season to the top 10 ranking of the Association of Professional Tennis Players (ATP), which had been out since 2014.

The Argentine, who today occupies the sixth place, came to fall to the post 1,045 before starting his return to the courts after his surgeries in 2016. "I do not care about the numbers," he said, "I just want to keep winning titles like this." Despite the defeat, the Swiss Roger Federer retains the first place in the ranks of the ATP. So far, Del Potro's greatest achievement has been the US Open, grand slam which was crowned champion in 2009.

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His best position in the ATP ranking was reached in 2010, when he was placed in box 4. An exciting game Del Potro knew how to overcome the fact that the public mostly supported Federer. The game was exciting and at times the spirits were heated. Both players complained about the referee's decisions and their handling of the public's behavior.

Del Potro remained calm before an audience that supported Federer mostly. The result accounts for the tightness of the game, in which Del Potro managed to save three points for a match in favor of Federer, who in turn also in the second set had escaped defeat. The balance finally tilted for the Argentine, who in the second tie-break won the match after two hours and 43 minutes of battle.

The victory of Del Potro in Indian Wells is the first victory in a Masters 1000 of his career, in addition to making him the first Argentine to win this championship in all its history.

Before, the only South American who had achieved it was the Chilean Marcelo Ríos, in 1998. “I had bad moments a few years ago and I do not want to think about that anymore," Del Potro said after the game. "I'm just enjoying my life and playing around the world, I'm excited to see what's coming." The next step for the Argentine will be South Florida, where he will play the Miami Open that will be played from March 19 to April 1.