Diego Schwartzman did not allow himself to think his tennis career could be blunted because he 5 feet 7.
Schwartzman is one of the shortest players in the top 100 on the ATP Tour, but he reached his first Grand Slam quarterfinal by beating 16th-seeded Lucas Pouille, 7-6 (3), 7-5, 2-6, 6-2, on Sunday at the United States Open.
“It’s not just for the big guys here,” Schwartzman, 25, said. “The big guys have a little bit of advantage to play tennis because they can serve better, they can do a lot of things better.