Thursday 14 / August / 2025
Paris: Argentine Diego Schwartzman produced a remarkable fightback from two sets and a break down to beat Kevin Anderson 1-6, 2-6, 7-5, 7-6 (0), 6-2 and reach the quarterfinals of the French Open for the first time in his career on Monday.
Having gone two sets up on the back of big hitting from the baseline, sixth seed Anderson threw Schwartzman a lifeline in the contest while serving for the match at 5-4. His serve came undone again at 5-6 as Schwartzman took the third set.
The 25-year-old Schwartzman switched gears in the tie-break of a tight fourth set to level the contest at two sets apiece as a tiring Anderson failed to score a point.
With the momentum having swung his way, Schwartzman secured the decisive breaks in the final set and sealed a memorable victory with an ace in three hours and 51 minutes.
Schwartzman next faces top seed Rafael Nadal. He trails Nadal 0-5 in their previous meetings.
