El Peque decided to take a break to get to Madrid, to be held next week, in the best possible way. Photo by AP/Joan Monfort
Diego Schwartzman started the European clay court tour with great emotion, ending at Roland Garros. In the last two weeks, the small reaches the quarterfinals of Monte Carlo Masters 1000where he was joined by Stefanos Tsitsipas, five in the world, against the ropes, but ended up losing in three sets, and then reaching the semis in Barcelona ATP 500. In those two tournaments, he played eight games, some very physically and mentally demanding. And the rush of matches eventually lost its effect on him and forced him down Estoril ATPwhere he has to make his debut this Wednesday, due to fatigue.
“Unfortunately, Diego Schwartzman had to retire due to fatigue. He will be replaced by former top 10 lucky loser Fernando Verdasco.”announced the contest in Portuguese on his Twitter account.
The Argentine, 15th in ranking and second seed, was released in the first round and had to face Uruguayan Pablo Cuevas in the second, who won 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (7-4) against the Spanish Roberto Carballes Baena. But he decided not to play the tournament and took a few days off to achieve his next promises in the best way.
“It’s about fatigue. He has a lot of games in a row, including two on Friday in Barcelona. In the dust they were all very hard to fight and decided it was dangerous to play here. We will start preparing in Madrid when it is one hundred “By not participating this week, the next tournaments are not in danger”, they explained from the player’s environment to ESPNTenis.com.
After passing through Monaco, where he played three three set matches (his debut against Karen Khachanovin the eighth before Lorenzo Musetti and in the quarters against Tsitsipas); Schwartzman signed the best performance of his career in Barcelona.
In the Spanish competition he made his debut on Tuesday 19 with a clear victory by 6-2 and 6-2 against Mackenzie McDonald. The rain, which complicated the development of several days, returned him to the field after only three days, on a Friday with double promise. Because that day he beat Musetti early at 6-4 and 7-5 and then had to work to beat. Felix Auger-Aliassime by 3-6, 6-2 and 6-3.
On Saturday, again complicated by bad weather, he was barely able to play four games of semi against Pablo Carreno Busta (2-2), which ended only on Sunday. The Spanish won 6-3 and 6-4 and the small put his head in Estoril. But the accumulated fatigue finally led him to withdraw from the Portuguese event.
Rest will allow you to reach your full physical potential Madrid Masters 1000a tournament to be played next week and in which he has a chance to score a lot of points, because last year he lost his debut.
After the appointment in the Spanish capital, he will have two stops with many at stake. Within Rome Masters 1000 (May 8 to 15) will defend 300 units, half of what he got for the 2020 final (still valid due to the ranking system implemented during the pandemic). And then, at the French Grand Slam (May 22 to June 5), the 360 he still has for the semifinals the same year.
Source: Clarin
