Dogged Argentine Diego Schwartzman simply does not know how to surrender. The 24 year old saved four match points to pull off a remarkable 4-6, 7-6(7), 7-5 upset of No. 3 seed Dominic Thiem on Tuesday night. “It was a really intense match as we know each other really well, having played three times before – twice on clay courts,” said Schwartzman. “I knew I needed to play really well to beat him and today I played at 100 per cent. I saved this match, I don’t know how I did it. I was a little lucky, but then focused solely on the point – not thinking it was a match point.” After an impressive start in which he found...
Watch Diego Schwartzman deliver a Hot Shot to end this 42-shot rally at the German Tennis Championships 2017 in Hamburg. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Diego Schwartzman may have lost his third round match to Novak Djokovic on Friday at Roland Garros, but he won plenty of new fans with his inspired play and fighting spirit. Shortly after Djokovic prevailed in their five-set tussle, both the Serbian and Court Philippe-Chatrier crowd rose to their feet to give Schwartzman a standing ovation for his effort. It was a first-time experience for Schwartzman, who said he’ll take it with him for the rest of his life. 🇷🇸@DjokerNole d. 🇦🇷 D. Schwartzman - R3 @RolandGarros 5-7 6-3 3-6 6-1 6-1 Djoker faces 🇪🇸@La_Pouille/🇫🇷@AlbertRamos88 winner in R4#RG17 pic.twitter.com/iQ6cYSz2r4 — Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) June 2, 2017 “It took me a while to notice because I was packing my stuff. I...