Román Burruchaga Makes History with Triumph Over Schwartzman at the Córdoba Open

Román Burruchaga made history at the Córdoba Open and achieved his first official victory as a professional tennis player on the ATP circuit against Diego Schwartzman 6-1, 4-6 and 6-4. The joy for the 22-year-old tennis player who is ranked 170th in the ranking was double, since in addition to beating Peque in his debut, he celebrated it with his father Jorge, one of the legends of Argentine soccer. .

The son of Burru, who is trained by Leonardo Mayer (Davis Cup champion in 2016), had a memorable performance in a particular setting such as the Mario Alberto Kempes stadium, precisely where the world champion with the Argentine team in Mexico 1986 did his first goal in the First Division with the Independiente shirt in 1982 in a friendly against Unión San Vicente.

“My father wanted to see me here, he was always supporting me and now he is going to stay with us these days,” said Román Burruchaga at a press conference, grateful for his father’s presence in one of the seats of the stadium in Córdoba. “I was nervous, I thought I could take him in the second set, but luckily I was able to take him in the third,” he said after the victory against Schwartzman who, although he is not going through his best tennis moment, has been number 8 in the world.

Román, who had just won the two qualifying matches to enter the main draw, advanced to the round of 16 of the ATP 250 in Córdoba and will play again on Thursday, with a time to be determined, against the German Yannick Hanfmann. “Now I want to be concentrating on continuing to enjoy this week, on continuing step by step. I am focused on my match and then we will think about what tournament I have to play from now on,” said Burruchaga, who last November played in the final of the Brasilia Challenger against Alejandro Tabilo.

The 22-year-old tennis player defeated Peque Schwartzman at the Córdoba Open

After his defeat and elimination in the tournament, Peque Schwartzman had a good gesture with his rival and congratulated him on social networks, in addition to making a self-criticism for his performance in the last competitions. “Thank you Córdoba Open for another year. First, I want to congratulate Burru for his first ATP match and for his great work team. For my part, I am angry about the level and I will continue in that search to improve every day, always leaving with my head held high to try and leaving everything,” indicated the Buenos Aires native on his Instagram account.

“I am very proud of my dad. Because of his tremendous history in football, there is no doubt that he made a career; also because of that goal he scored in the world final, but more than anything because of how he is as a person. That’s why he inspires me a lot both in sport and in life,” Burruchaga Jr. expressed in a note with the site Clay, tennis stories, when he was 17 years old and was 1724th in the world.

Jorge Burruchaga was present in Córdoba, where his son Román defeated Peque Schwartzman (Prensa Córdoba Open)
2024-02-07 19:16:00
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