Before the final, Diego Schwartzman had said that he had two goals - one was to win his first Masters Series title, and the other was to break into the top 10. While he fell short of achieving those goals as he couldn’t get past the World No. 1, Schwartzman was not dejected at the loss. In fact, he is now looking ahead to achieving bigger things in the tennis world.
Schwartzman, who is a combined 1-18 against the Big 3 in men’s tennis - Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic - has been one of the most consistent performers on tour in recent years. He has consistently been a top 30 player since he first broke that barrier on 11 September 2017, and has been ranked between 13 and 16 over the last one year.
The Argentine now believes that he needs to perform consistently well and reach the latter rounds in order to improve his ranking further (his highest ranking has been No. 11).
They (Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic) have been winning all the tournaments for many years: Schwartzman
Prior to Dominic Thiem winning the US Open earlier this month, the 13 previous Grand Slams had been won by either Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic. In fact, since 2006, only nine Grand Slam titles have been won by a player outside of the Big 3.
Schwartzman went on to say that he wants to put himself in position to win the big titles when the opportunity arises in the coming years.
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