Diego Schwartzman, 141st in the world and semi-finalist of the Parisian Major, fell in the 2nd round of the qualification against the local Quentin Halys (187th) by 4-6, 6-4 and 7-6
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The Argentinian Diego Schwartzman lost in the second round of the qualifying phase of Roland Garros before the French Quentin Halys by 4-6, 6-4 and 7-6 (10-7), in his farewell to the Parisian Grand Slam, where he was a semifinalist in 2020.
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“I did what I know how to do. I fought hard during the game, but he deserved this victory, he played an incredible game, so congratulations to him,” said the “Peque”, with tears of emotion in his eyes, during his message to the fans. spectators after the match, which marked his farewell to the Bois de Boulogne. “I had many battles here. I will never forget them,” he noted. “It’s a different year for me, very emotional. I will remember it forever,” he concluded, before receiving applause from the audience.
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Due to his current ranking (141st), he had to go through qualifying to try to reach the main draw, which starts on Sunday. To do this he had to win three games in the previous phase and he stayed in the second stage of this instance. ‘Little’ Schwartzman became a semi-finalist at Roland Garros in 2020, then defeated by Rafa Nadal. It was his best performance in a Grand Slam. He has four ATP titles in his record, which he achieved in Istanbul in 2016, in Rio de Janeiro in 2018, in Los Cabos (Mexico) in 2019 and in Buenos Aires in 2021.
2024-05-23 00:07:00
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