By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday February 14, 2025
Two legends of the sport took to praise Diego Schwartzman for his legendary career on Thursday: Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. The Argentine, who completed his playing career with a loss to Pedro Martinez before being sent off by home fans in an emotional on-court farewell, received notes from both on social media.
“Congratulations on your great career!” Nadal wrote. “You have been a great example of struggle and overcoming and I am glad that we have shared so many moments on the circuit. Enjoy your next stage!”
¡Enhorabuena @dieschwartzman por tu gran carrera! Has sido un gran ejemplo de lucha y superación y me alegra que hayamos compartido tantos momentos en el circuito ¡Disfruta de tu próxima etapa! 👏🏻 pic.twitter.com/M7VwY8erD0
— Rafa Nadal (@RafaelNadal) February 13, 2025
To which Schwartzman replied: “Rafa, thank you for letting me share so many moments on and off the court. You are, were and will be a legend forever. You taught tennis a lot, and thank you for once letting me beat you!”
24-time champion Djokovic posted an Instagram story for Schwartzman.
“Amigo, congratulations for an incredible career!” Djokovic wrote.
Novak Djokovic congratulates Diego Schwartzman pic.twitter.com/444IEDqW14
— Mario Boccardi (@marioboc17) February 14, 2025
Schwartzman replied: “Thank you Nole! Few people know what you do for this sport, and that makes you even greater than your exploits on the court. It’s been a pleasure to be able to see you up close all these years.”
Schwartzman finished his career with four ATP titles and 251 match wins. He reached the Roland-Garros semifinals in 2020 and played four additional major quarterfinals, with two coming in Paris. The 32-year-old reached a career-high ranking of No.8.
Other players paid tribute to the lion-hearted Argentine on social media this week as well:
Never forget the day as new on tour, I did not have enough money on my accreditation to pay for my dinner at Indian wells and you just came up in the line and paid my food. You are a man with many good qualities. After that you killed me in every practice we had since 🤣😂 Good… pic.twitter.com/lzAbg8luyP
— Holger Rune (@holgerrune2003) February 14, 2025
Franchescoooooo 🇦🇷🇦🇷❤️❤️❤️ https://t.co/BuSV50YFJz
— diego schwartzman (@dieschwartzman) February 15, 2025
Sos grande @dieschwartzman Felicitaciones y a disfrutar tu nueva vida! Te quiero ❤️🙌🏼 https://t.co/72K8SCnJKk
— Gabriela Sabatini (@sabatinigabyok) February 14, 2025
What a career
What a person
All the best for a new chapter ❤️@dieschwartzman https://t.co/suj1H41jG2— Jannik Sinner (@janniksin) February 14, 2025
El último torneo.
En la cancha que lo hizo más feliz.
Con su familia.
Que no se termine el last dance @dieschwartzman pic.twitter.com/pGhR5KG5Q4— Marcos Zugasti (@marcos_z) February 12, 2025
