Diego Schwartzman celebrates the win over Kecmanovic. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
Diego Schwartzmann had to suffer then Myomir Kecmanovic to loose and celebrate qualification for the second round of Rome Masters 1000. Ang small started at a good level and won 6-2 in the first set, but fell to the second 6-3 and in the third pupil David Nalbandian leaned him on the ropes with a double match point 5-4 up in the tenth game However, recovered the Argentine, reversed the situation and accessed the next opportunity where he could collide with American Marcos Giron.
It was a battle of nearly three hours for Schwartzman that eventually prevailed 6-2, 3-6 and 7-6 (3)and he did not fail in his debut in Rome, although he cost more than expected to beat his rival, number 31 in the world, who brought up the fight in the third set decided in tie-breaker.
The Argentine, number 15 in the rankings, had a good start to the game where he defeated Kecmanovic 6-2, but he dropped in minutes to the point of giving up in the second chapter 6-3, given two services. The racket that hit his bag is an example of Peque’s frustration.
In the last manga, the Argentine seemed to lower his arms when receiving a 3-0 drawbut he immediately reacted to precise blows at crucial moments and returned to the contest, which was certainly decided in the tiebreaker, where his experience and his resilience to others were enough to prove his passage in the second round, where he will face American Marcos Giron.
Sebastián Báez won and advanced as wellthe
Argentine tennis player Sebastian Baez | He advanced to the second round after defeating Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor 6-3, 6-7 (7-9), 6-2.
Báez, who is ranked 37th in the ATP world rankings and out of the classification, defeated Griekspoor (67) after two hours and 34 minutes of a match played with intense intensity by the two.
The 21-year-old from Buenos Aires and this year’s Portuguese ATP champion in Estoril, will play his next match against Germany alexander zverev (3), finalist on Sunday in Madrid (he lost to Spanish Carlos Alcaraz) and champion in Rome in the 2017 edition.
Source: Clarin