Diego Schwartzman has produced top form on clay this year on the ATP World Tour. The 24-year-old Argentine reached the semi-finals in Istanbul, and produced back-to-back quarter-final showings in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Schwartzman also reached his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 quarter-final in Monte-Carlo. He defeated Italian qualifier Stefano Napolitano on Wednesday to reach the third round at Roland Garros. Schwartzman shares some of his tennis memories in this Biofile with Scoop Malinowski. First Tennis Memory: It's tough to remember [smiles]. But I think when I first started to play in my first club in Argentina, Club Nautico Aqua. I always played football and tennis, but then I decided on tennis because I was better at...
Diego Schwartzman had a far more eventful warm-up than he would have liked against Kei Nishikori on Wednesday at the Mutua Madrid Open, with a shot from the sixth seed hitting him directly in the groin.
Both Schwartzman and Nishikori had a laugh at the incident and the crowd even gave Schwartzman a sympathetic round of applause as he briefly collected himself. But the most crushing blow that Nishikori delivered was a backhand winner to wrap up a 1-6, 6-0, 6-4 second-round win in exactly two hours.
Nishikori next plays local favourite David Ferrer in the round of 16 on Thursday.
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Diego Schwartzman's warm-up against Kei Nishikori at the Mutua Madrid Open was far more eventful than he wanted it to be. Watch live matches at tennistv.com. Photo: Mutua Madrid Open
Third seed Diego Schwartzman is still in contention to defend his crown at the TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open, advancing to the quarter-finals on Thursday with a convincing 6-1, 6-3 win over Jordan Thompson. The Argentine didn’t drop serve and broke Thompson four times to reach the last eight in one hour and 21 minutes. Schwartzman has been impressive on the clay so far this season, reaching the quarter-finals at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters. “I always like to be in Istanbul. It’s my third time here and I always play really well,” said Schwartzman. “I don’t know why, but I always have a lot of confidence on this Centre Court.” Watch Live On TennisTV Watch Full Match Replays Awaiting him...
Watch Hot Shot as Diego Schwartzman shows his creativity around the court against Rafael Nadal at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters. Watch live matches at tennistv.com. Photo: Getty Images
