He did not have a good start to the season, there were even doubts about whether he would be able to play the Australian Open, because last week he had to withdraw from the ATP Auckand due to discomfort in his left thigh. However, this Diego Schwartzman met again with good feelings and got a win allowing you to start over to gain confidence.
El Peque, who played with a bandage on his left leg, he won 6-4, 6-7 (6-8), 6-3 and 7-6 (7-5) against the Ukrainian Oleksii Krutykh (188th in the ATP ranking) and entered the second round of the first Grand Slam of the season, where he will face the American JJ Wolf.
“Preparing to play such long matches was a certain doubt. But I feel strong in the Grand Slams, when it was my turn, I said ‘let’s play it,'” the Argentine commented after the victory, in statements to ESPN .
The world number 26 had to play a longer match than expected, because when he was 5-3 up in the third set, stopped for more than three hours due to high temperatures (36 ºC) that were registered in Melbourne. In this regard, Schwartman was dissatisfied: “In the locker room, no one understood why we stopped. There were some tired from the heat and it is understandable. But it didn’t seem to be that hot. I discussed it with the referee, if this is going to be the rule, Now when we go to Buenos Aires, to Rio de Janeiro, we have to suspend the game. If you make an arrangement for a tournament you have to do it for everyone. It’s part of the preparation, you have to be ready.”
On the other hand, there was Debut and farewell for the two Argentines who remained to make their presentation. Facundo Bagnis (90th) fell 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 and 6-4 against the British Daniel Evans (27th), while Pedro Cachin (59th) could not before the Spanish Pablo Carreño Busta (15th), who took the victory by 7-6 (7-4), 6-1 and 7-6 (7-3).
