Rio Open presented by Claro champion Diego Schwartzman wasted little time securing his position in the second round at Roland Garros, defeating France's Calvin Hemery 6-1, 6-3, 6-1 on Monday. The Buenos Aires native won 71 per cent of second-serve return points to notch his fifth win at the event after 87 minutes. Schwartzman, the No. 11 seed, converted six of his 11 break-point opportunities and saved the only break point he faced against the 23-year-old. The 5'7" star, who fell in five sets to Novak Djokovic in the third round last year, will need to beat Czech Adam Pavlasek to return to the Round of 32. The World No. 185 came from a set down to stun Diema Xtra...
Sixth seeds Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah needed only 58 minutes to move into the Mutua Madrid Open quarter-finals on Thursday, beating Fabio Fognini and Diego Schwartzman 6-3, 6-3. The Colombian duo will next meet top seeds and defending champions Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo. [ALSO LIKE] Five-time champions Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan, who turned 40 last month, dismissed Damir Dzumhur/Franko Skugor 6-4, 6-3. The Bryans will next face fifth seeds Jamie Murray/Bruno Soares in the quarter-finals. The Bryans will be co-No. 1s in the ATP Doubles Rankings if they win the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title and Kubot/Melo do not reach the final. The Bryans would become the oldest doubles No. 1s in history. They will be...
Rio de Janeiro champion Diego Schwartzman charts his journey from Brazil to his next tournament in Acapulco, Mexico. See inside the life of a professional tennis player travelling the world. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Diego Schwartzman talks about his Acapulco first-round win against Fernando Verdasco, the same player he beat to win the Rio Open presented by Claro on Sunday. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Diego Schwartzman is the champion at the Rio Open presented by Claro, easing his way past Fernando Verdasco 6-2, 6-3 to claim the biggest title of his career and first ATP World Tour 500 crown. The 5’7” Argentine, who didn’t drop a set all tournament, will make his Top 20 debut in the ATP Rankings next week (No. 18). Schwartzman got off to an inauspicious start, as he was broken in the opening game of the final by an aggressive Verdasco, whose signature forehand appeared to be firing on all cylinders. However, the Spaniard, who just yesterday claimed the doubles title with partner David Marrero, quickly dropped serve himself, allowing the Argentine back on level terms. As both players settled...
