The Argentinian defeated, Friday, from Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov in three sets.
Le Monde
This Friday, May 27, marks the start of the 16 finals (the third round) in Roland-Garros. On the program in particular: Diane Parry, one of the French surprises of this start of the tournament. She will face the American Sloane Stephens on the court Philippe-Chatrier. Among men, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev, or Carlos Alcaraz will be in the running, the latter having the “honors” of the night session.
In the meantime, Diego Schwartzman, first won his ticket for the round of 16. In a duel of outsiders, the small Argentinian size, world n ° 15, dominated without too much difficulty (6-3, 6-1, 6-2) Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, n ° 18 world.
Diego Schwartzman during his match against Grigor Dimitrov, Friday May 27, 2022. Michel Euler/ > Diego Schwartzman, 29, had been recently beaten at the Masters 1,000 in Madrid by his opponent of the day he faced for the 5th time and who, before this meeting, led 3 successes to 1./p>
The Argentinian can always hope to reissue his journey from the last two editions to Roland-Garros: in 2020, he had played his first semi-final in Grand Slam, beaten by Rafael Nadal; The same Nadal had dominated him in the quarterfinals in 2021.
