Does Diego Schwartzman want to reach week two in New York and face Nadal? Photo: EFE / EPA / CJ GUNTHER.
Argentine tennis player Diego Schwartzmann will face the American today Francesca Tiafè in a match valid for the third round of the US Openfourth and final Grand Slam tournament of the year to be played in New York.
Schwartzmannranked 16th in the ATP world rankings and the only Argentine who continues to advance in the tournament, he will play no earlier than 15:00. Tiafè (26) on the Louis Armstrong court of the Billie Jean King Tennis Center complex, located in the New York neighborhood of Queen’s, with ESPN and Star + television.
The “Piccolo” has a history Victory 2-1 over Tiafoeafter beating him at the Conde de Godó in Barcelona and at the Masters 1000 in Cincinnati, he wins both in 2021, and also loses last year at the ATP in Vienna.
The Argentine, whose best performance in New York was his arrivals to the quarter-finals in the 2017 and 2019 editions, decided in the third round after leaving behind the American Jack Sock (107) and the Australian Alexei Popyrin (84).
In case of passage to the round of 16, the “Peque” could meet the Spaniards in that case Rafael Nadal (3), a big favorite at the intersection who will rejoice no earlier than 8pm on Arthur Ashe’s central court against Frenchman Richard Gasquet (91), who has beaten the 17 times they have met.
The US Open will hand out a record number of prizes between ATP and WTA draws this year with a sum of 60,100,000 dollars.
The US Open champions, both male and female, will receive $ 2,600,000, more than the other three “majors” awarded: the Australian Open awarded $ 2,071,064, Roland Garros $ 2,290,354 and Wimbledon $ 2.507. .460 US currency.
Source: Clarin
