Diego Schwartzman matched the recent exploits of Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev by fighting back from two sets down to advance on Wednesday at Roland Garros. The 15th seed turned his second-round contest on its head, dominating Jaume Munar in the final three sets to escape with a 2-6, 6-7(3), 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 result on Court 7.
After dropping the second-set tie-break, Schwartzman changed the complexion of the encounter by securing his first two breaks of the match to open up a 4-0 lead in the third. He jumped out to a double-break lead at 5-1 in the fourth and followed suit in the fifth by racing ahead 4-0.
With the win, Schwartzman improved to 5-2 at Roland Garros in five-setters, and 7-6 overall in five-set contests. He advances to the third round in Paris for the fifth time in the past six years. A 2020 Roland Garros semi-finalist, he also reached the quarter-finals in 2018 and 2021.
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The Argentine lost out on one break point in each of the opening sets, but broke seven times on eight chances in the latter three. He saved 11 of 14 break points on his own serve in the match, including nine of 10 in the last three sets.
Playing in Novak Djokovic's top quarter, Schwartzman will next face 18th seed Grigor Dimitrov. The Bulgarian moved past Borna Coric, 6-0, 6-4, 6-3, soon after the Argentine's victory. Djokovic is a potential fourth-round opponent.
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