Diego Schwartzman was defeated by Japan’s Kei Nishikori in the third round of the US Open in a match in three hours and 15 minutes.
The Argentine, currently 13th in the ATP rankings, fell 6-4, 6-4, 5-7, 6-1 before his opponent Nippon – now N ° 21 – which, after recovering from an injury in his right wrist, seeks climbing positions and return to the top 4 who knew how to bear in the past.
Moments before diving into the game, the “small” predicted a very fought confrontation due to the characteristics of its rival, very similar to theirs: neither of them is a sublime punch and the two feel more comfortable in the exchange of blows from the fon the track do.
Their wishes were successful: both gave their services on several occasions, but the accuracy of Nishikori ended up awarding them the victory.
Statistics are on the side of the Japanese who managed to prevail in the three matches he played against Argentina.
While Schwartzman started with the win in a 3-0 clean, was left to be and then Nishikori put the 4-1, the rest went into a tailspin. The “small” was right: their styles were very similar but his rival was more successful with your service and your rest and signing 24 winners hits more than Schwartzman (49-25).
