Diego Schwartzman fights off injury to win longest match in tennis tournaments

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Feb 17, 2020 | News | Jerusalem & Area
Diego Schwartzman fights off injury to win longest match in tennis tournaments

Hometown hero Diego Schwartzman fought through a late groin injury to win a nearly four-hour quarterfinal match in the Buenos Aires Classic, but the Jewish player had to forfeit in the semifinals.

Schwartzman, the top seed, defeated Uruguay’s Pablo Cuevas, 5-7, 7-6 and 7-5, on Friday night despite the injury in the last two games and earned a standing ovation. At 3 hours, 42 minutes, it was the longest match in the history of the Buenos Aires tournament.


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