10/06/2020 - 15:56
Clarín.com
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Diego Schwartzman has already made his mark at Roland Garros.
He reached the semifinals at the Parisian Grand Slam after winning an epic battle of five hours and eight minutes against Austrian Dominic Thiem, world number three and recent winner of the US Open.
Wait now for the winner of the duel between Spanish Rafael Nadal and Italian prodigy Jannik Sinner.
But the Peque will have time to think about them.
Now is the time to celebrate.
And is not for less.
For this reason, as soon as the triumph was consummated,
the Argentine could contain his happiness,
although he knows that the adventure is not over yet and that there is more history to write in Paris
"I am not only happy for having reached the semifinals. I am happy for what I played," said Schwartzman with an indelible smile just after the match and still with doubts about whether or not it will be a top ten, something that will be consummated from next Monday .
"When the game ended I got a little emotional, I barely sat down, but with the towel on my face, when I had a tear I said to myself: 'this goes on, this goes on, I'm playing an egg.' I have to mix enjoyment with staying focused . Without a doubt I am achieving a lot of things that I dreamed of as a boy. I am still in the tournament and I want to continue winning, "said Peque thinking about what is coming.
Schwartzman and Thiem are close friends.
Photo: AFP
Be careful, there was also room to analyze the ups and downs of a game in which he missed opportunities, especially in the second and third set, so as not to suffer so much.
"I'm very tired, very happy. It was a battle. The head was crazy that I couldn't control it. In the second and in the third set I had many chances and I let them pass, the fourth I won it by a miracle and in the fifth it came out. all perfect ", analyzed the Peque as soon as the duel against his friend Thiem ended.
Regarding his anger when things did not work out, the Argentine thanked his coach, Juan Ignacio Chela, for transmitting the necessary calm so as not to wrap himself further in the negative spiral.
"In the second set and in the third at times I was out of myself. I don't know what people thought of me. I was talking to my coach, who told me to play tennis and nothing else. I didn't take my chances in the second and in the third. But luckily I was able to focus, "he summarized.
And he continued: "I feel that every time I am making more merits to be top ten. Make the Grand Slam semifinals, beat a two-time finalist here and winner of the US Open. I had already played in the Philippe Chatrier to five sets and had lost. I think that today I deserved to win, "the Argentine closed.
