With his world champion dad in the stands, Román Andrés Burruchaga defeated Diego “El Peque” Schwartzman 6-1, 4-6 and 6-4 In this way, he advanced to the next round of the Córdoba Open 2024.
Yes ok “El Peque” looked erratic, at times, Burruchaga far surpassed him with a very powerful serve and drive that managed to neutralize the recovery attempt of the world No. 45.
During the first set, Burru, who has just played the Qualy, devastated Peque and beat him 6-1. The serve, the backhand and the drive were perfect. The various Drop Shots made it difficult for the Little One who was not on the court and seemed lost. During the second set, fatigue began to show in the son of the world champion and, against a Schwartzman who was coming up, he couldn’t do anything and fell 4-6.
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Already in the third set, Burruchaga was able to regain his breath and with his forehand and a Drop Shot impecable, won the match against Peque 6-4. It was her first ATP victory.
Diego Schwartzman and Córdoba, without a doubt, are not compatible. In the last participations, the one born in Buenos Aires had bad performances and he even went so far as to say that he would not play in the province again. Furthermore, in the last year, he fell 11 places in the ATP world ranking and is ranked 48th, below his compatriots Sebastián Báez (30°, +2) and Francisco Cerúndolo (31°, +1). He hit his lowest ranking since February 2017.
The explanations of the “Little One”
Then, at a press conference, Diego Schwartzman thanked the Córdoba public and acknowledged that he played poorly. “I thank the people of Córdoba for the welcome. At first the game was quite ugly, although they were there to support me. It was a complicated game, I don’t want to talk about myself. I’m angry and hot with my level. I hope Román can enjoy it and continue moving forward.”
“There are different reasons that are given in the games that make me play at a level that I was not used to. I haven’t found my level in a long time. Today I repeated but I don’t want to go into much detail about mine either. It’s a defeat. At this point in the game, I’m not going to see it as more serious than it is.”
2024-02-07 02:16:25
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