“Roger Federer has the most variations in history” Fanboy Diego Schwartzman wants the Swiss to ‘never retire’ »FirstSportz

Number 14 in the world Diego Schwartzman has returned to his favorite clay court and is the top seed at the ongoing tournament 2022 Cordoba open and the local boy reached the semi-finals of the tournament. The Argentinian tennis player is a lifelong fan of the 20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer and he has been public about his admiration for the Swiss Conductor.

Schwartzman hit the record and often talked about how Federer was different from other players, not only as an on-court player but also as an off-court. In a recent interview with ESPNSchwartzman once again brought to light on Federer’s manners and also expressed his wish for the former world No. 1 to continue playing the sport forever.

“I hope he never retires, really. Roger is a gentleman, he is perfect on the pitch, but outside he is even better. When you see the way he behaves in the dressing room, the way he jokes around with people, say hi. it’s simply impressive… It’s impressive.

“On the pitch, I’ve had moments in games with him where I felt like I played well, had a chance, and he looked bored and would beat me whenever he wanted. He is the man with the most tennis variations and repertoire in history,” Schwartzman said in an interview with ESPN.

Roger Federer and Diego Schwartzman have met 4 times on the court

Federer and Schwartzman had 2 meetings on hard court and 2 meetings on Clay. They met for the first time in round 2 of 2014 French Open where Federer was placed 4th and Diego was seeded in qualifying. Federer won the match in straight sets and had a similar result in their second meeting in the 2nd round of 2015 Indian Wells Masters with the Swiss winning again in consecutive sets.

Their next meeting is in the semi-finals of Istanbul Open 2015, the only time Schwartzman was able to win a set from Federer. Their last meeting was in round 2 of 2017 Shanghai Masters where Federer has won consecutive sets on his way to his 2nd tournament title and now leads them 4-0.

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