Schwartzman had already beaten the European at the US Open last year. On this occasion he encountered a tougher rival who was superior until he injured his left shoulder and had to be assisted by the track doctor.
The Argentine woke up after losing the first set. Finalist this 2022 in Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires, he does not usually shine in Cincinnati, where he never went beyond the round of XNUMX, which he reached twice.
Molcan, finalist this year in Lyon and Marrakech but without any trophy in his showcases, showed his physical limitations and no longer worried Schwartzman who was in the second round where he will face the Russian Aslan Karatsev who eliminated the American Brandon Nakashima by a double 7 -5. EFE
Schwartzman overcomes debutant Molcan
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