Diego Schwartzman Reveals His Strategy to Beat Dominic Thiem at French Open 2020

At the 2020 French Open, we saw Diego Schwartzman beat Dominic Thiem to reach his first Grand Slam semi-final. Obviously, it didn’t come easy as the Argentine had to battle for 5 hours and 8 minutes. However, in the end, he was victorious, and he has just revealed the strategy he used to achieve this. He said,

“Make few mistakes, mix aggressiveness with good defenses. I knew that Dominic uses the slice a lot against me, and I knew I didn’t have to rush that way, I had to be calm, not make decisions that were not good to be able to continue on the point and wait for the exact moment to get on the net and be able to dominate the points.”

The Argentine reflected on his overall performance during the match. He said,

“I think that in large parts of the game I was able to dominate a lot of points, but in the important moments of the second set and the third I made silly mistakes when closing it, moments in which I was left with the easy ball to close it…Also, take advantage of my opportunities: I had many and I could not take advantage of them as much as I should, but luckily I was able to win.”

Diego Schwartzman To Face Another Tough Hurdle

Diego Schwartzman overcame the challenge posed to him by Dominic Thiem. However, he is not out of the woods yet, as he is going to face an even tougher opponent – Rafael Nadal. The Spaniard is the 12-time winner in Paris and is undoubtedly the favorite to win again. But recent events suggest that the Argentine might have a chance.

At the Rome Masters last month, Diego faced Rafa in the quarter-finals and beat him 6-2, 7-5. That has definitely given him a lot of confidence, and that is why we can expect him to perform extremely well when he plays tomorrow.

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