Schwartzman cried after quick Davis Cup rematch: 'People treat you very badly when you lose a tennis match'

09/19/2021 2:46 PM

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Updated 9/19/2021 2:46 PM

It was a relief for Diego Schwartzman.

It took an hour and two minutes to put the frustration of the unexpected loss to Daniil Ostapenkov, an 18-year-old junior without a professional ranking, behind in a match that will go down in Davis Cup history.

The Peque quickly turned the page and beat Alexander Zgirovsky, 1,233 of the ATP, 6-1 and 6-2 this Sunday, so that Argentina was one step away from returning to the finals of the most traditional tournament in world tennis.

"Yesterday was difficult. People treat you very badly when you lose a tennis match. It was a hard day. But tennis has that which you come and go all the time," he said. "That's why I want to thank everyone. When it is with help It's all easier. Yesterday I did not infect much from inside the court. And people supported outside. Yesterday the team helped a lot, I didn't want to be alone for a minute. I know I can play much better. The important thing was to win and get rid of bad blood. yesterday, "he added.

In that sense, he was confident of having a rematch in the March series, when Argentina will seek to get into the 2022 Davis Cup finals.

"Many times I had to do things wrong, but I always tried to go back and do things better. From yesterday to today there was an improvement. And next time I will try to do a little better."

"Representing Argentina is spectacular. I think we can all do better individually. We have a good team. We really enjoy coming. I want to thank Del Bonis, Mayer and all the Argentine players who wrote to me last night and helped me out."

The Peque finished, pulling out a huge thorn from inside his heart.

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