Why Schwartzman couldn’t find his best level and was eliminated from the Argentina Open

Despite a good season in his favor in Guillermo Vilas, El Peque was outclassed by Zapata Miralles and did not raise his head. “My level is well below what I can give,” he said.

Diego Schwartzman (32nd) knows how to be the eighth best player in the world in October 2020. But it’s been a while El Peque failed to show the level that led him to the tennis elite and, after almost three years, this Monday He stopped being Argentina’s best tennis playerFrancisco passed closing it (30°). Within Argentina Opennor can he change his sensation within the field of play and he lost badly 6-1 and 6-3 against Bernabé Zapata Miralles (74th). Why can’t you lift your head?

How was the fight between Schwartzman and Zapata Miralles

Since the stadium was completely in his favor, the season was the best for the Argentine tennis player who gave his fans so much joy. The “Come on Diego” and “Come on, little one”or any of its variants, is common currency in Guillermo Vilas. However, from the start, it was all for the Spaniard: two break ups to go up 4-0. Diego recovers a break, but surrenders his service again and Zapata Miralles, of high level, closed it 6-1. El Peque looked amazed at his work team, not understanding how the set went so quickly.

The second sleeve started the same as the first: two breaks in favor of Zapata to get 3-0, but when he had to confirm the second, Peque broke. He immediately lost serve again and the Spanish won 5-1. After holding his serve, he managed to hold his rival’s serve despite having a match point against and the crowd sang the “Come on, Little, come on, let’s lay eggs”. When he had to confirm to press Bernabé again, he suffered a new break and the fight is over.

What Schwartzman said after being eliminated from the Argentina Open

“It’s hard to find an explanation for the game and the moment. The level is so low, I can’t be competitive Not with the help of people or some mistake from the rival. This is the truth, now the level is very low and I have to lose games that I used to win. I find it difficult to find an explanation, that’s where the uncertainty I play with comes from.”, Diego explained.

Then he added: “Every day I keep doing it the same way, I don’t understand why, but nothing comes out of what happened to me before on the pitch. I think that’s the explanation, you don’t have to rotate it. My level is below what I can give. If you play at this level, you will lose. Unfortunately, I’m losing grades which deepens the bad feelings and is difficult. Now I’m standing on a cloud I don’t know where it’s going”.

In conclusion, he said: “Neither I nor my team could find an explanation, that’s where the uncertainty comes from. The training sessions will not be the best, but they are far from the level I show on the pitch. I lost a few places in the ranking because this is the tour where I always win. There are two more tournaments left and the truth is I don’t know what will be good for me, if I go and compete or stop for a few days. I do not know. I’m in a complex insecurity when it comes to competing which makes it difficult for me”.

Why Schwartzman couldn’t find his best level and was eliminated from the Argentina Open

Diego Schwartzman has won one of his last 12 fights. So far this year, at the Córdoba Open and in New Zealand he lost on his debut, while in Australia he fell in the second round. Now added the fall in his first ATP match in Buenos Aires, where he defends the title in 2022.

A few days earlier, in a press conference, Schwartzman admitted after a heavy loss at the Córdoba Open against Juan Manuel Cerúndolo 7-6 (6) and 6-1: “During the second set I never got angry and that’s where I made a mistake. I need to have that adrenaline of getting angry to react, because that’s where my best level always comes from.”. Therein lies Diego’s problem, not igniting the inner fire that allows him to concentrate and do everything.

“Every time I played a little bit better, I made easy mistakes. I missed three or four returns between the first and second serves, they were things that caused a lack of stability and makes the appearance of the level unending”he added to the explanation. Against Zapata Miralles, he made a lot of unforced errors, where he didn’t stop looking at the ground and growling towards his bench.

“Neither I nor anyone thought that I would achieve what I did. What can I criticize in my career? Being 32 in the world? It’s amazing. There is no room for criticism, I look inside and I can play more good or worse -now I’m not playing well-, but there’s nothing wrong with that”closed Schwartzman, who is aware that he is far from his best level, but he knows that in order to regain the lost confidence there is no other choice but to continue working.