Diego Schwartzman is going through the most difficult period in his career and was eliminated from the 1/8 finals of the tournament “ATP 250” in Buenos Aires, which he won two years ago.

Diego Schwartzman was eliminated in the 1/8 finals of the ATP in Buenos Aires

Schwartzman (32 ATP, favorite 4) was defeated after an hour and 17 minutes of play by the Spaniard Bernabe Zapata Miralles (74 ATP), score 6-1, 6-3.

In the quarter-finals, the Bernabé will face Francisco Cerundolo (30 ATP, 5th seed), after the Argentinian outlasted Jaume Munar (67 ATP), 6-2, 6-1.

Know:

• Diego has lost 11 of his last 12 matches and is ranked 38th in the ATP Live rankings (highest ranking was 8th in October 2020).

• The Argentinian’s only victory this year took place in the first round of the Australian Open: 6-4, (6)6-7, 6-3, 7-6(5) against Ukrainian Oleksiy Krutyh (169 ATP).

• Diego Schwartzman has 4 ATP titles: Istanbul-2016, Rio de Janeiro-2018, Los Cabos-2019 and Buenos Aires-2021. The Argentine lost 10 more finals.

• Last year, Schwartzman lost in the final of the tournament in Buenos Aires to Holger Rune 5-7, 6-2, 6-3.

ATP Buenos Aires, quarterfinals

Carlos Alcaraz (1) – Dusan Lajovich

Bernabe Zapata Miralles – Francisco Cerundolo (5)

Juan Pablo Varillas – Lorenzo Musetti (3)

Thomas Martin Etcheverry – Cameron Norrie (2).

The tournament in Buenos Aires is part of the ATP 250 category, the competition takes place from February 13 to 19, the total prize money is $626,595, and the last champion is Casper Ruud.