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The Argentinian Diego ‘Peque’ Schwartzman suffered a painful elimination from the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games tennis tournament, after falling in two sets against one (6-1, 2-6, 6-1) against the Russian Karen Khachanov.
Diego Schwartzman falls in the third round of Tokyo 2020
Little Schwartzman faced a Russian tennis player who quickly overpowered him. The albiceleste had not lost a single set to his two previous rivals (Juan Pablo Varillas of Peru and Thomas Machac of the Czech Republic), however Khachanov he found a way to impose his conditions in a first set that became 3-0 and ended with a resounding 6-1.
For the second episode, Diego Schwartzman found his best tennis and, after a hard-fought set, he managed to prevail over the tennis player representing the Russian Olympic Committee (6-2), which gave him hope of coming back and taking the victory in the last chapter.
Schwartzman couldn’t beat the heat in Tokyo
Nevertheless, the suffocating weather conditions that prevail in the capital of Japan they played against Peque who, incidentally, had played their last game just 18 hours ago.
The latter was taken advantage of by Karen Khachanov to hit him again 6-1 that defined the pass to the quarterfinals of the Tokyo 2020 tennis tournament.
Schwartzman applauded the effectiveness of his rival
After being eliminated in the third round of the tennis tournament of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Diego Schwartzman He attended the media in the mixed zone, where MARCA Claro and Claro Sports were able to chat with him about his result and about his other passion, eSports.
“(Karen Khachanov) I think that in the third set she played the important points better, with her power it ended up being the difference. Physically I was better, but with his effectiveness every time he was aggressive he ended up taking those important points and nothing, beyond the fight the truth is that the conditions could have been better to win the game, “said the pampero.
On how you will remember your first Olympic experience, Schwartzman mentioned that he has mixed feelings.
“It is a mixture of sensations, but they are still my first Olympic Games beyond the restrictions, the protocols with athletes from the same country. I take all that with me, I enjoyed a lot of moments and nothing is a shame to have lost the truth, I thought that in the third set I was going to be able to win and that is what makes me the most angry, “he added.
Now, Schwartzman will focus on his eSports team
A particularity that has Diego ‘Peque’ Schwartzman is his eSports team, performing in League of Legends, Counter-Strike, Global Offensive, Free Fire, Valorant, Fortnite, and FIFA 21. This ensemble has a training and education academy in the Hacoaj Nautical Club where it encourages the physical and sports development and healthy habits of its members.
Founding his team in 2020 was a dream for Schwartzman, Since he had practiced with various consoles since he was little, an activity that increased with the endless trips already in his time as a professional athlete.
“In a few days I will be practicing again. Today and tomorrow are one of those days that low energy and then nothing, we will see how much humor I have to play, “he concluded.
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