“What a career, what a person": Jannik Sinner joins in congratulating Diego Schwartzmann on retirement

Jannik Sinner joined in celebrating Diego Schwartzman on the day of his retirement. The world No. 1 was among those who paid tribute to the South American after his second-round defeat at the Argentina Open, which marked the end of his career.

The former world No. 8 had surprised Nicolás Jarry in the first round of the Argentina Open, securing a thrilling victory in front of his home crowd with a final score of 7-6(10), 4-6, 6-3.

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In the second round, however, Schwartzman was unable to produce another upset and was defeated by Spain’s Pedro Martínez, 2-6, 2-6. The Argentine crowd gave a standing ovation to the player who had been the top-ranked Latin American for several years.

'Peque' Schwartzman received messages from several of his long-time rivals. The clay-court specialist was praised by legends such as Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, and this time, three-time Grand Slam champion Jannik Sinner also joined in. “What a career,” Sinner said. “What a person. All the best for a new chapter.”

Sinner had teamed up with Schwartzman at the 2023 Monte-Carlo Masters, where they defeated doubles specialists Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos in a dramatic first-round encounter, winning 11-9 in a third-set tie-break. However, they fell in the second round, losing 4-6, 4-6, marking the end of their only partnershipon Tour.

Sinner and Schwartzmann meet four times between 2021 and 2023, including the final in Antwerp. In all of them Sinner won in straight sets, most recently in the second round of Wimbledon 2023.

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