El Peque, the only Argentine still in the race, is measured against the Greek top ten, for the round of 16.
Argentine tennis player Diego Schwartzmann He faces Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas this afternoon for the round of 16 of the Cincinnati Masters 1000, which is played on a fast surface and distributes nearly seven million dollars in prizes.
El Peque, ranked 16th in the ATP world rankings, will face Tsitsipas (7) before 2:30 pm (Argentina time), with ESPN television, for a place in the top eight of the tournament.
The Argentine has a record equal to the Greek, having beaten him in Antwerp 2017 and this year in the ATP Cup played in Australia, while he lost to Conde de Godó in Barcelona 2021 and last April in the Monte Carlo Masters 1000.
The 30-year-old Argentine reached the round of 16 in Cincinnati thanks to two wins, against Slovakian Alex Molcan (39) and Russian Aslan Karatsev (38).
In case of defeat to the Greek, Schwartzman will play this Friday in the quarterfinals against an American tennis player: John Isner (50) or Sebastián Korda (52).
The top favorite in Cicinnati and Nadal’s surprise fall
The Cincinnati Masters 1000 has Russian Daniil Medvedev (1) as the top favorite for the title, who will play from 14 for the round of 16 against Canadian Denis Shapovalov (21).
The tournament was left last night without one of the great attractions, the Spaniard Rafael Nadal (3), who reappeared after his previous performance at Wimbledon and lost in the second round to the Croatian Borna Coric (152) 7-6 ( 9), 4-6 and 6-3.
Source: Tycsports
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