Peque will have to recover quickly after suffering a Djokovic who showed, after a poor start, the best of his repertoire.
The man from Mar del Plata, on the other hand, played at a very high level and celebrated with Granollers from the start.
Javier Frana
11/16/2020 7:16 PM
Clarín.com
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Updated 11/16/2020 7:19 PM
On day 2 of the Nitto ATP Finals, on its 50th anniversary, it was the turn of the presentation and debut of the Argentines Diego Schwartzman and Horacio Zeballos.
It was with absolutely disparate results and performances that clearly show the seasonings and peculiarities of this season-ending tournament that brings together and puts the best of the professional circuit face to face.
Because a defeat in this London Masters, no matter how bulky it may have been, does not leave you eliminated.
And because a victory, as was the case with Horacio Zeballos, with a great performance with his Spanish partner Marcel Granollers, leaves you in a very good situation, but it does not guarantee anything either.
And here there is a mood factor that players clearly have to get used to.
For Diego Schwartzman, rebuilding his head, rebuilding his tennis, will be the great challenge ahead of him to prepare for his match against German Alexander Zverev, under the premise of keeping alive his chances and his aspirations to qualify among the top two of the Tokyo 2020 group For Horacio Zeballos, after this round presentation, one imagines that when he steps on this court again all those memories, all those very good feelings, will help to continue sustaining that special performance.
No solutions for Schwartzman.
This was the match against Djokovic .. Photo: EFE
Diego Schwartzman had a very good start against Novak Djokovic, the world number one. He had gotten the break early, but his own mistakes gave the Serbian the chance to quickly return to equality in numbers.
From there, Nole began to control the game comfortably and ended up managing everything at his discretion.
He did it by playing, at times, extraordinary tennis.
So, as Djokovic found his rhythm, Schwartzman found it increasingly difficult.
Because the party no longer belonged to him so much and it was Djokovic who decided to his own liking.
That is why, in just one hour and eighteen minutes, the Serbian beat him 6-3 and 6-2.
Zeballos and Granollers, on the other hand, had a fantastic collective performance.
And individually, it should be noted that the one from Mar del Plata was spectacular.
They won the first set 7-6 (7-2 the tie break) and was 7-5 in the second over Australian John Peers and New Zealander Michael Venus in a match that was very dizzying, just as imagined, and that He ended up defining with a couple of points that were in favor of the Argentine and the Spanish.
Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos celebrate their victory.
Photo: AFP
It was good that their pulse did not tremble in those difficult moments they had to go through, for example, when Zeballos served 4 of the same in the second set with a decisive point.
The "no advantage" gives more drama to the doubles, but a huge volley from the Argentine put cold cloths on the situation to later close the game.
As we said: from the emotional point of view, the debut of the Zeballos and Granollers couple was unbeatable, with two sets won and a win with still two games ahead in the first phase.
The same thing that Diego Schwartzman still has to go, but with the additional burden of using the next few hours not only to rest and recharge, but also to take on the challenge of recovering, after the very difficult debut against Djokovic, against a rival who He has just won the final of the ATP 250 in Cologne.
We, for now, will meet again on day 3 of this London Masters.
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