Favorite collapse. Nadal was not enough in the quarterfinals of the Argentine Schwartzman
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“It was a difficult evening in terms of humidity. The balls bounced differently than in the previous days. I couldn’t push him, he did a great job. But I don’t want to look for excuses, he played a great match, I didn’t. After such a long time against a good opponent bad, “Nadal praised his winner Schwartzman after a sensational loss of 2: 6 and 5: 7.
The match ended just before midnight, lasting over two hours. “In the second set, it seemed like I could break it. But I lost three services in a row and then I could only hope for a miracle,” Nadal admitted.
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The Masters tournament in Foro Italico was his fourth event this year. Until February, he played only the ATP Cup, the Australian Open and Acapulco, then the world was stopped by a coronavirus pandemic. He allegedly did not take the rocket in his hand for two months during it. After the restart of the season, he did not fly to New York due to fears of Covid-19 and returned to the courts except for his beloved clay.
Diego Schwartzman played great tennis against Nadal, in his words the best in his career
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“It’s a very special year. And unpredictable. I’ve played at least three matches,” said the 34-year-old Spaniard. On Saturday, he made 30 mistakes compared to seventeen Schwartzmans and played only 21 winning strokes, while the Argentine by ten more. The administration did not support him. “If you lose so many, you can’t expect to win,” he commented on the five breakballs the Argentine out of the nine offered.
Schwartzman, on the other hand, enjoyed the delightful feeling that he had beaten one of the top three tennis players of recent years for the first time. With Nadal he broke the balance 0-9, with Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic it is 0-4. He may run into Djokovic in Rome in Monday’s final. But before that, Schwartzman will have a duel with Denis Shapovalov from Canada, the Serbian leader will be challenged by Nor Casper Ruud.
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Rafael Nadal did not manage the match against Argentine Schwartzman
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If Djokovic doesn’t hesitate in Rome, he will celebrate his 36th Masters title and beat Nadal by one. So far, he is sharing the record.
| Men’s and Women’s Tennis Tournament in Rome (clay): |
| Men (subsidy 3,854,000 euros): |
| Singles – Quarterfinals: |
| Djokovic (1-SRB) – Koepfer (DEU) 6: 3, 4: 6, 6: 3, |
| Schwartzman (8-ARG) – Nadal (2-Sp.) 6: 2, 7: 5, |
| Ruud (Nor.) – Berrettini (4-It.) 4:6, 6:3, 7:6 (7:5), |
| Shapovalov (12-CAN) – Dimitrov (15-Bulh.) 6: 2, 3: 6, 6: 2. |
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