The Argentine won just three games against Dimitrov in the second round at the ATP Masters 1000 event in the Spanish capital earlier this month, but he dramatically turned the tables in Paris, advancing 6-3, 6-1, 6-2 to reach the fourth round.
Schwartzman rallied from two-sets-to-love down to overcome Jaume Munar in the second round, while Dimitrov entered the match off the back of two straight-sets victories. However, it was the 15th seed who looked the fresher throughout on a packed Court Simonne Mathieu.
The 29-year-old hit his watertight groundstrokes with consistency and power as he forced the 31-year-old into errors, improving to 2-3 in their ATP Head2Head series. Following his two-hour, 17-minute win, the World No. 16 could face Novak Djokovic in the fourth round. The Serbian plays Aljaz Bedene later on Friday.
Schwartzman has often produced his best tennis in the French capital, enjoying a run to his only Grand Slam semi-final in 2020, while he reached the last eight 12 months ago. Earlier this season, the four-time tour-level champion advanced to finals on clay in Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro.
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