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 in Cordoba leaving him frustrated. Cordoba is not an event 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 it after the match.
"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.
Perhaps things will go better for him in Buenos Aires. He's played well over the years there.
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