Juan Martin del Potro says he wants to “live my life without pain” as he prepares to face Novak Djokovic in an exhibition match to commemorate the end of his tennis career.

The 36-year-old played his last professional match in February 2022 after years of battling to overcome debilitating knee injuries.

Juan del Potro is set to play Novak Djokovic in a "goodbye" exhibition match as he opened up about the extent of his "endless injury nightmare".

Speaking ahead of the game against Djokovic in Buenos Aires, former US Open champion Juan Martin Del Potro revealed his daily ordeals despite retirement, which even prevents him from simple tasks like climbing a staircase.

Juan Martin del Potro has detailed the heartbreaking reality of his knee injury as he takes “seven pills a day” and lives a “never-ending nightmare”. The former world No. 3 injured his knee at Queen’s in 2019 and has been in pain ever since, having multiple unsuccessful surgeries.

Novak Djokovic is set to compete in a farewell exhibition match with Juan Martin del Potro, who has revealed that he feels ‘terrible’ after retiring from the sport two years ago. Del Potro played his final official match at the Argentina Open against Federico Delbonis in 2022, in what were very emotional scenes in Buenos Aires.

Juan Martin del Potro's career has been very unfortunate. The former Top 10 player has won several titles and reached the peak of his career in 2009, when he won his first and only Grand Slam title at the US Open by defeating Swiss legend Roger Federer in the final.

The 2009 US Open winner has lived with ‘terrible’ daily pain since concluding his injury-plagued career in 2022