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Goodbye, the strongest 170 on the surface! Goodbye, Argentine Bantam!

14/02/2025 12:58:00 PANDATV

Another great player finally pressed the stop of running and chose to say goodbye to his beloved tennis world! Last night and this morning, Beijing time, after defeating the world's No. 40 former Chilean brother Jarry in the first round of the Buenos Aires Race, Schwartzman, who continued the last dance, lost to Martinez in the second round and ended his career.

Immediately after retiring, Schwartzman's friend and clay king Nadal shared seven pictures on social platforms, wishing Schwartzman great career achievements.

The two men, both of whom are more adept at playing on clay, have accumulated 12 career meetings, with Argentine bantam FC Schwartzman winning just once, but that victory was significant, coming at the 2020 Rome Masters, where Schwartzman finished runners-up.

In the semi-finals of the French Open, the two met again, and in the end, Nadal hit back and did not allow the latter to win on him again.

Schwartzman reached his peak at the competitive level that year, finishing eighth in the highest rankings and advancing to the year-end finals that year.

Schwartzman was honored by Nadal when he retired from the tournament with his good performances, and the Roma match made him one of the few players to beat him on clay.

Not only that, Schwartzman also ended Nadal's 37-set winning streak at the French Open from 2016 to 2018; From 2019 to 2021, Nadal ended his 36-set winning streak at the French Open. Looking at it this way, does it become more and more clear about its clay strength?

Unfortunately, Schwartzman's peak didn't last long, and his form plummeted after a systematic training hiatus due to family trivialities. Even though he was able to appear on the tour occasionally, he was defeated. Frustrated, he also announced early that he chose to say goodbye after this year's hometown tournament in Buenos Aires.

The win over Jarry was his first tour win since Tokyo the year before, and reality has shown him that it will be really difficult for him to survive in today's tennis world.

Finally, let us wish this player, who was once known as the "strongest 170 on the surface", can face the difficulties with a smile on his face after retiring, as he showed on the court!