"The David of Tennis". Diego Schawrtzman to the Semifinals in Antwerp. ATP European Open 2021.

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The David of Tennis. Diego Schawrtzman to the Semifinals in Antwerp

Hello sport lovers, if there is a player who gives his all in every match and leaves his soul on the court, giving 100% effort to reach and return every ball, that is the Argentine Diego Schwartzman; the current number 14 of the ranking is consolidating that position and is leaving very good impressions on the hard court of the only tennis tournament played in Belgium, the ATP 250 of Antwerp or the European Open; a tournament that has had great athletes who have given a great show (and still do). Well, today he has come out on top of the quarter-final duel and enters the semifinals that promise a highly competitive tennis.

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After beating the legendary Andy Murray; the famous "Peque" has continued with his overwhelming rhythm, on this surface that apparently has suited his style very well and today he has faced in the quarterfinals stage, the young American Brandon Nakashima, a 20 year old boy, who has shown signs of having a very showy tennis and who is ranked number 79 in the world ranking. Brandon has overcome the qualifying rounds where he beat the Spanish Fernando Verdasco and the French Pierre Herbert; then he beat the Australian Alex De Miñaur in the first round and then the Swiss Henri Laaksonen; that is to say, this kid did not come for a walk hahaha.

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The good streak of the boy of Japanese descent, has been stopped by an inspired Schwartzman, whose match against Murray gave him the sensations he needed to temper himself in this indoor surface. Diego has shown great speed, a strong and effective first serve; and a backhand that has served him to control well the opponent's shots. But as not everything is rosy, I have seen him with some imbalances when receiving drop shots, but these are just details that he will surely correct along the way. For some reason he has not lost any set yet and he looks in great physical shape and very focused in the transitions between attack and defense.

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For tomorrow, "Peque" will also face for the first time, the other North American player in the tournament, the young Jensos Brooksby, a player who has developed a dominant tennis and who defeated the Spanish Alejandro Davidovich in straight sets. Jenson also earned his place since the qualifiers and has had a great tournament in Antwerp; so this match against the Argentinean is promising. Brooksby is currently ranked #70 and seems to care little if he faces someone higher ranked, given that he beat fellow countryman Reily Opelka and Dutchman Botic Van de Zandschulp; his previous 5 matches he has won without dropping a set, so this match is promising.

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Because of my Latin blood, I will be supporting Diego Schwartzman and as a tennis lover, I hope it will be a match that meets the expectations and the level that these athletes have shown.

See you next time!

The opinion in this publication is of a personal nature on the part of the author.
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