Schwartzman Strides Into Roland Garros Quarter-finals

Diego Schwartzman continued his dominant run through the Roland Garros draw on Sunday, beating Lorenzo Sonego 6-1, 6-3, 6-4.

The World No. 14 converted eight of 11 break points to reach the quarter-finals in Paris for the second time in three years. Schwartzman is through to his fourth Grand Slam quarter-final, having also reached the last eight at the US Open in 2017 and 2019.

Schwartzman has continued to play at the level that took him to his first ATP Masters 1000 final at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia last month. Through his opening four matches in Paris, the 28-year-old has dropped just 30 games and he is yet to lose a set.

Schwartzman will face US Open champion Dominic Thiem or French wild card Hugo Gaston for a spot in the semi-finals. The three-time ATP Tour titlist owns two wins from eight ATP Head2Head meetings against Thiem and is yet to meet Gaston at tour-level.

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Sonego was competing in the Round of 16 at a major championship for the first time. The 25-year-old survived a five-set battle against Emilio Gomez in the first-round and claimed back-to-back straight-sets wins against Alexander Bublik and 27th seed Taylor Fritz.

Schwartzman and Sonego contested just over three games of play before rain interrupted their fourth-round encounter. When both players returned to Court Suzanne-Lenglen, Schwartzman dominated play to race through eight consecutive games.

The Argentine enjoyed consistent success on his return, as he covered the court well and extracted errors in extended rallies to establish a 6-1, 4-0 advantage. Schwartzman recovered from a break down in the third set, winning three straight games from 3-4 down to improve to 19-9 in 2020. The 12th seed converted his first match point when Sonego failed to control a deep Schwartzman backhand return.

Did You Know?
Schwartzman is the ninth man from his nation to reach the quarter-finals at Roland Garros on multiple occasions. He joins Guillermo Vilas (9 Roland Garros quarter-finals), Guillermo Canas (3), Juan Martin Del Potro (3), Juan Ignacio Chela (2), Jose Luis Clerc (2), Guillermo Coria (2), Enrique Morea (2) and David Nalbandian (2) in the exclusive club.

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