Schwartzman lost to Dimitrov and said goodbye to Madrid. EFE/Emilio Naranjo
Diego Schwartzmann he said goodbye early to the Masters 1000 in Madrid after falling 6-0 and 6-3 on Wednesday against the Bulgarian. Grigor Dimitrov for the second round of the tournament played on a clay surface and distributes prizes of 6,744,165 euros.
Little Schwartzman, ranked 15th in the ATP world rankings, made his debut in Madrid on Monday in wins over Frenchman Benoit Paire (62) 6-2, 6-7 (5-7) and 6- 1, but against Dimitrov (20) it didn’t go well for him. The first chapter is forgettable fell without mitigation. In the second he tried a reaction, but the Bulgarian quickly imposed his game and had no problem sealing his classification in the next stage.
The 29-year-old Argentine has a favorable record with the Bulgarian on clay since he won the Istanbul ATP 250 final in 2016; and twice lost on the fast surface, in Chengdu, China, in 2016, and on the lawn at Wimbledon in 2017. In this case, it is a shadow.
In the round of 16, Dimitrov will clash this Thursday with the winner of the duel between Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas (5) and Frenchman Lucas Pouille (174).
The top favorite in Madrid is the Serbian Novak Djokovic (1), champion in the 2011, 2016 and 2019 editions, while the defending champion is German Alexander Zverev (3). who on Wednesday defeated Croatian Marin Cilic 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.
The big attraction is the reappearance on the Spanish circuit Rafael Nadal (4), who returned with a 6-1 7-6 (4) win over Serb Miomir Kecmanovic. On March 20, the Spaniard suffered a rib injury at Indian Wells.
Rafa lifted the trophy in Madrid in the 2005, 2010, 2013, 2014 and 2017 editions and started the season on clay with the goal of reaching his favorite tournament, Roland Garros, which starts on May 22 and where he holds the record. of who has won 13 times.
Source: Clarin
