09/02/2021 2:33 AM
Clarín.com
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Updated 09/02/2021 2:33 AM
In a match marked by the
strong storm
that hit New York and that forced a change of stadium in the middle of the confrontation, Diego Schwartzman won in straight sets, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 and 6-4, South African
Kevin Anderson
(77th in the ATP ranking).
In this way, El Peque, 14th in the world and eleventh favorite, who had just won against Lithuanian Ricardas Berankis (96th) in three sets by 7-5, 6-3 and 6-3,
advanced to the third round of the New York Grand Slam
, where he will face for a place in the round of 16 against the Slovak
Axel Molcan
(138 °), who beat the local Brandon Nakashima (84 °) by 6-3, 3-6, 1-6, 6-2 and 6-4.
For the Boca Juniors fan there was a tough first set.
The parity reached 5-5 in that first quarter and, then, the interruption, quite curious.
It is that the Louis Armstrong stadium is covered, but the storm and the wind were such that the water leaked through the sides and forced
the game
to be
suspended momentarily
.
The game was able to resume, but when reaching the tie-break and with the same level 4-4, the Argentine complained to the umpire about
the state of the floor
, which was clearly wet.
Again, we had to wait.
The first set, which would eventually last no more and no less than
an hour and 48 minutes
, ended with Peque prevailing by taking the first three points after the restart.
Diego Schwartzman beat Kevin Anderson and advanced to the third round of the US Open.
AP Photo
And it
was necessary to stop again
at the beginning of the second.
Only two games could be played and on this occasion, directly, the players retired to the locker room.
With the weather relentless, the organization decided to offer Schwartzman and Anderson an alternative: to complete their match on the center court, the Arthur Ashe, at the end of the duel between the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas and the Frenchman Adrian Mannarino, who at that time were playing the third set with the third seed winning 2 sets to 0.
It was thus that, with the 1-1 of the second set, almost at 1 in the Argentine morning, they returned to the field, while the city suffered serious floods.
Strong storm in New York, during the US Open.
Photo EFE
In the first seven games, each of the tennis players won their respective services.
Only in the eighth,
the Peque managed to break
and went to the front by 5-3.
Without complications and without giving up points, he stayed with the last game and closed the set 6-3.
In a third set very similar to the previous one, neither took advantage until Schwartzman broke in the seventh game leaving his rival at zero.
With the serve and the 5-4 in favor, the Argentine
sealed his victory
with another 40-0.
It was 6-4, in 40 minutes of play.
Before the Peque, the Rosario Facundo Bagnis eliminated his compatriot
Marco Trungelliti
by 7-6 (7-4), 4-6, 6-3 and 6-3 to get into the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time.
On the other hand, Guido Pella (84th) fell 6-1, 6-2 and 7-5 against the American Frances Tiafoe (51st).
DB
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