Roland Garros | Schwartzman will face Djokovic in the fourth round

(Paris) Argentinian Diego Schwartzman, 16^e world, dominated Friday at the 3^e round of Roland-Garros the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov (21^e), 6-3, 6-1, 6-2, and will face the world No.1 Novak Djokovic in 8^are of final.

After a somewhat complicated start – he had to come back two sets behind against the Spaniard Jaume Munar in 2^e turn –, the semi-finalist of the 2020 edition is gaining momentum.

Faced with Dimitrov, who had only dropped 10 games in his first two rounds, but who this time chained unforced errors (59), he was able to take control of the game from the start and never let go. And when, at the beginning of 3^e set, the Bulgarian seemed to rebel by breaking from the start, Schwartzman quickly set the record straight, chaining 6 games in a row to win in 2:15.

“I’m delighted to have moved on to the next round, the game was tough. I was very focused […] I was not concerned with knowing how many mistakes he made, but rather with my game, and trying to beat him, ”said the Argentinian at a press conference. “I am delighted, once again, to be able to be here for the second week,” he added.

“El Peque” also took revenge on their recent meeting in Madrid where Dimitrov had beaten him dryly 6-0, 6-3.

In the next round, Schwartzman will find on his way on a much tougher opponent in the person of Djokovic. The Serb easily beat Friday at 3^e round the Slovenian Aljaz Bedene (195^e).

For the moment, the clashes between the two men have always turned to the advantage of the world No.1 (6 wins to 0), but as the Argentinian pointed out just after his victory, “when we faced here (in 2017) it was over in 5 rounds, so who knows. I feel good in Paris, I have a lot of good memories here, so we’ll see.”