Schwartzman reveals father's illness affecting his play
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Diego Schwartzman revealed that his father's illness has been affecting the way he's playing tennis after another loss.
Schwartzman was beaten by Juan Manuel Cerundolo at the 2023 Cordoba Open, leaving him frustrated about yet another loss. The ATP 250 event in Cordoba is not a tournament where he had a lot of luck in the past, as the conditions simply don't suit the way he likes to play tennis.
He explained that after the match, also saying that he didn't enter his match with plenty of confidence, since he didn't have a lot of success recently.
"I come with few games and little confidence. Maybe at another time, I would solve it with rhythm; today, it cost me much more. It is a somewhat atypical tournament in terms of conditions, and whoever adapts best is the one who wins."
"For me, it is a place where I have certain discomforts, no matter how hard I always try. I come with less rhythm, and that is felt when it comes to playing when the opponent is fine.”
Life has been very little about tennis for Schwartzman lately, as he spent the majority of his time with his father, who spent three weeks in the hospital. He was there with him, and he admitted that it's been affecting him.
"My father was hospitalized for three weeks and just came out yesterday (Wednesday). I spent two weeks spending hours in the clinic. These are not excuses, but perhaps I have less patience. I feel more frustration when playing. My personal situation affects (me)."
"If you see me train, I’m doing very well, and that’s how I feel on a day-to-day basis, but when it comes to competing, I’m not feeling my moments. Sometimes, I try, and I’m wrong; other times, I stay a little further behind, and I’m wrong."
"It is difficult to find any clear reason for him other than that sometimes discomfort is combined with a bad moment of confidence and it makes one play badly."
