El Peque, number 16 in the ATP ranking, will face number one in the world this Sunday with the aim of getting into the quarterfinals at Roland Garros.
Argentine tennis player Diego Schwartzman, ranked 16th in the ATP world ranking, will face Novak Djokovic (1st) for the round of 16 at Roland Garros. The native of Buenos Aires will try to advance to the next stage for the fourth time in his career. I know what you need to know.
How Diego Schwartzman arrives at the duel with Novak Djokovic
To get to this stage, Peque beat Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov 6-3, 6-1, 6-2. Previously, he had beaten the Russian Andrey Kuznetsov (228) in four sets, and the Spanish Jaume Munar (87) in five sets. Meanwhile, Nole, defending champion, beat Slovenian Aljaz Bedene (195) 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 in the third round.
The 29-year-old Argentine fell to the Balkan on the six occasions they met, one of them in Paris. The Serbian won the US Open 2014, Roland Garros 2017, Rome 2019 and 2020 in the final, Australia 2020 and the same year in the Masters played in London.
Schwartzman, Roland Garros semi-finalist in 2020 and quarter-finalist in 2021 (both times he lost to Spaniard Rafael Nadal), he is the only Argentine who goes ahead in the French Grand Slam out of a total of 11 who entered the main draw.
Where to watch Diego Schwartzman vs. Novak Djokovic
The match between Peque and Nole for Roland Garros can be seen on television through ESPN 2 on the following signals:
- Canales 102 Cablevisión Digital, HD and Flow
- Canales 622 (SD) and 1622 (HD) de DirecTV
- Canales 104 (SD) and 1009 (HD) from Telecentre
At the same time, online is available on Star+, the streaming service offered by ESPN. There is also the possibility of accessing ESPN 2 through DirecTV GO, Telecentro Play and Cablevision Flowamong other available platforms.
At what time Diego Schwartzman vs. Novak Djokovic
The meeting is scheduled to start at 7:15 in Argentina, but could be postponed depending on the previous games.
- Argentina: 7:15 a.m.
- Uruguay: 7:15 a.m.
- Brazil: 7.15 hours
- Paraguay: 6.15 p.m
- Chile: 6:15 a.m.
- Venezuela: 6:15 a.m.
- Bolivia: 6:15 a.m.
- Ecuador: 5.15 hours
- Mexico: 5:15 a.m.
- Colombia: 5:15 a.m.
- Peru: 5:15 a.m.
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