The Argentine fell in his debut in the tournament to be held in Arizona against the Portuguese Nuno Borges by 7-5 and 6-3.
Diego Schwartzmanfar from its best version, was removed from Phoenix’s American Challengerin Arizona, by losing on his debut in the opening round with the Portuguese Nuno Borges by 7-5 and 6-3. Peque Schwartzman, ranked 38th in the ATP world ranking, fell to Lusitanian Borges (80) after an hour and 26 minutes of play.
The 30-year-old Argentinian wanted to add match rhythm after being eliminated in the second round of the Indian Wells Masters 1000, but he surprised Borges and stretched his negative record in 2023 to two wins and eight losses.
The Phoenix Challenger, which is played on a concrete surface and will distribute prizes of $220,000, has another tennis player who quickly bid farewell to Indian Wells as the top favorite: the Italian. Matteo Berrettini (23), who will debut at 5:00 pm (Argentina time) against Belarusian Ilya Ivashka (85).
Argentine tennis players won four tournaments in the Challenger category this year, which is next in importance to the ATP: Juan Manuel Cerúndolo won the title twice in Tigre, in tournaments played at Club Náutico Hacoaj , both in the city of Buenos Aires; while Andrea Collarini was crowned champion in Piracicaba, São Paulo, in Brazil; and Federico Coria in Concepción, in Chile.
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