Schwarzman tells anecdote about when he met Lionel Messi

Diego Schwarzman (ATP World Ranking No. 104) revealed in a conversation with several colleagues posted on the UTS Tour (Ultimate Tennis Showdown) social network, His first meeting with Lionel Messi.

“The first time I met him was before the 2018 World Cup in Russia

. I lost to Rafa (Nadal) in the French Open quarter-finals and I was about to break serve. After that, I took off from Barcelona, ​​where Argentina was preparing for the World Cup,” Peck began.

He later continued: “So I went there with some of the players and talked to him. The first thing he said to me was: “Rafa is so lucky, it rained” because I was leading the set and broke, but the rain stopped the match. I led 6-4 and 3-1 and took a break point to make it 4-1. After that we played for another 15 minutes and then again the next day. Then playing in the sun at noon is too easy for him. “

“But when Messi told me, I thought ‘OK, he’s watching the game. He knows who I am'”

Schwartzman concluded the anecdote by visiting the Argentinian star in 2023 when he was playing for Inter Miami.