Former world no. 8 Diego Schwartzman will end his career at the ATP 250 tournament in Buenos Aires. The winner of four ATP titles entered his penultimate tournament at the Rosario Challenger, competing for the first time since last year's US Open.
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Schwartzman faced his compatriot Camilo Ugo Carabelli in the first round and suffered a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 defeat in two hours and 16 minutes. Diego made a promising start and fought well until the end. However, he experienced back-to-back breaks in the decider and ended on the losing side.
Ugo Carabelli claimed nine points more and prevailed in the pivotal moments. The younger Argentine dropped serve four times and provided five return games. Diego got broken in the second game of the duel after a forehand error.
He pulled it back in the next one and returned to the positive side. Schwartzman secured the sixth game with a crafty lob winner and drewUgo Carabelli's mistake in the next one for a break at 15 and a 4-3 advantage. Camilo served to stay in the set at 3-5.
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He saved two set points and extended the battle. The former world no. 8 served for the set in game ten and caused the rival's mistake for 6-4 in 46 minutes.Ugo Carabelli saved a break point in the first game of the second set.
The younger Argentine provided a break in the fourth game after a lucky net cord winner. Diego netted a smash in the sixth game, dropping serve for the second straight time and falling 5-1 behind. Schwartzman pulled one break back in game seven and held in the next one for 3-5.
Camilo served for the set in game nine and landed an ace, holding at love and introducing a decider after an hour and 26 minutes. They traded breaks at the beginning of the third set.Ugo Carabelli delivered another in the third game with a forehand down the line winner.
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The younger Argentine defended a break point in the sixth game and forged a 4-2 advantage. Diego denied two break chances in the eighth game, remaining within one break deficit. Camilo fired a forehand winner in game eight for 5-3 and served for the win at 5-4.
He held at 15, moving over the top and ending Schwartzman's run at his last Challenger tournament in a career.
