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Diego Schwartzman announced his retirement (Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports)
Impact on the world of tennis. Diego Schwartzman announced his retirement from tennis by 2025. With an extensive letter that he uploaded on his social networks, El Peque confirmed that he will continue playing in 2024 and that next year he will say goodbye in his country, surely at the Argentina Open that is held every February. at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club.
Recent times have not been easy for the Argentine tennis player who will celebrate his 32nd birthday on August 16. The winner of four ATP circuit titles, and who had his best position in the ranking with 8th place in October 2020, confirmed what was an open secret. He will leave as a professional next year, but he hopes that in the remainder of the season he will be able to compete in the tournaments he hopes to play.
“Every corner of the court, every second training, every point competing, every moment I was immensely happy. I lived it with such intensity that today it is difficult for me to maintain. All those beautiful moments have become something that today carries weight and it is difficult for me to continue fully enjoying it. On the one hand, leaving a life that gave me so much is a very difficult decision, but on the other hand, how happy I was playing tennis drives me to continue wanting to keep a smile on and off the court as I always did. However, today that smile is sometimes difficult for me to find. Inside, a competitive animal prevents me from enjoying, playing and traveling like I used to. “I want my last tournaments to be my own decision,” Schwartzman expressed on his Instagram account.
So far in 2024, Peque has deepened the crisis of results that it had in 2023: it lost in its six games that it played when it managed to advance to the tournaments after participating in the qualifications. He fell in the opening round of the ATP 250 in Córdoba against the youthful Burruchaga, son of the remembered forward of the Argentine team, and the following week he was left out of the Argentina Open against the Colombian Daniel Galán. Next, he lost to Emilio Nava (USA) at the ATP in Los Cabos and the same thing happened to Serbian Kecmanovic in Acapulco.
Schwartzman with Federer in 2019 during the Indian Wells Masters 1000 in California
At the Masters 1000 in Indian Wells he failed to advance to the main draw, which he was able to achieve in Miami, but fell to Roman Safiullin. After failing to qualify in Rome and Madrid, his last match in the main draw was at the ATP in Barcelona – he lost 6-1 and 6-2 with the Serbian Lajovic.
In the publication, the Little One uploaded photos of all kinds. The first, of him being a child in his first steps in the activity. In addition, he added other postcards with Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and with the trophies of his four conquests on the circuit.
“Tennis has given me everything I have and much more that I will carry with me forever. It was a wonderful journey and you were a vital part of it. That’s why I wanted to communicate it here and thank you because ‘El Peque’ had a giant’s life,” summarized one of the best rackets that Argentine tennis has given in recent decades when announcing his farewell.
Schwartzman’s complete letter about his retirement from tennis
The first photo that Schwartzman uploaded to announce his retirement from when he was a child
What trip! How many moments that I never imagined, how many anecdotes that I never dreamed of, how many people I met who helped me grow, who taught me so much, who made me a much better player and person than anyone ever believed I would be including myself.
Every corner of the court, every second training, every point competing, every moment I was immensely happy. I lived it with such intensity that today it is difficult for me to maintain. All those beautiful moments have become something that today carries weight and it is difficult for me to continue fully enjoying it. On the one hand, leaving a life that gave me so much is a very difficult decision, but on the other hand, how happy I was playing tennis drives me to continue wanting to keep a smile on and off the court as I always did. However, today that smile is sometimes difficult for me to find. Inside, a competitive animal prevents me from enjoying, playing and traveling like I used to. I want my last tournaments to be my own decision. May 2024 be that way, hopefully having the opportunity to compete in the tournaments that I enjoy the most. And in 2025, in Argentina, I will be able to have my final moment, the most beautiful closure I can imagine.
To my coaches, physical trainers, physios, Luchito Spena, my rivals, teammates. To my friends that I love you
My brothers and my parents who since I was little flew too high fulfilling dreams as a family, and without you nothing would have happened, Euge who is the best companion I could have had to share life with and Pico who was a great Guide since I can remember in my career.
Thank you! Thanks from my heart.
Tennis has given me everything I have and much more that I will carry with me forever. It was a wonderful journey and you were a vital part of it. That’s why I wanted to communicate it here and thank you because “El Peque” had a giant’s life.
Ball, what can I tell you to close…? You made me run too much, laugh, cry, travel and know. You gave me a lot and it’s time to move on to another stage.
See you soon tennis, to continue sweating until the last drop and working as a professional until the last point that I have to play on a court, El Peque.