“Now I can retire saying that I beat Nadal” – Diego Schwartzman talks about the ‘Big Three’
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Argentine tennis star, Diego Schwartzman achieved a lot in 2020 and now he is hoping to build on those accomplishments in 2021. He was able to reach his Masters 1000 final by beating Rafael Nadal for the very first time at the Italian Open. In addition to that, he also reached his first Grand Slam semi-final at the French Open.
In a recent interview, he said, “I broke through a barrier [beating Nadal]. Now I can retire saying that I beat him. Now my outstanding goals are to beat Roger [Federer] once, ‘Nole’ once and then to win more titles.”
Schwartzman wants a win against every member of the ‘Big 3’
The ‘Big 3’ – Rafa Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic share a total of 57 Grand Slam between them and are the greatest tennis players of all time. They possess a nearly invincible status however, the 28-year-old Argentine wants to score wins against every member of the ‘Big 3’.
Like most players, Diego admires all of their playing styles. He said, “I would take all of their shots. They make up the ideal player. I have had some very good years, 2020 was the best and you ask yourself, ‘How is it possible that these guys have been having seasons thousands of times better than mine since they were 18 and they repeat it every year?“
Schwartzman is going to do his best to beat the tennis greats, and his first opportunity to do so will be at the Australian Open which begins on February 8th. He will have to prepare as well as possible as Melbourne is Djokovic’s turf and it is going to be tough for the Argentine to make his mark.
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