Schwartzman defeated Gerasimov in straight sets and advanced to the third round of the US Open 2019 [PHOTOS].

Diego Schwartzman had no problem defeating Egor Gerasimov in the second round of the US Open 2019. The Argentine won in straight sets.

The Argentine won with scores of 6-4, 6-2, 6-0, qualifying for the third round of the US Open.

Schwartzman vs. Gerasimov | Match schedule:

14:30 hours - Peru, Mexico, Ecuador, Colombia, United States (New York +1, Washington +1, Florida +1, Nevada -2)
15:30 hours - Venezuela, Bolivia, Paraguay, Chile
16:30 hours - Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil
20:30 hours - United Kingdom
21:30 hours - Spain, Germany, Italy, France

Diego Schwartzman sealed a solid 6-3, 7-6 (8-6), 6-0 victory over Dutchman Robin Haase, whom he had not been able to beat in five previous encounters, to qualify for the tournament.

"One grows, improves, and gets to know the opponents better. I am a different player now and I know that if I am playing at a good level, I have more chances of defeating this kind of opponent," said 'Peque' to ESPN after his victory in the US Open.

The Argentine avenged his defeat to the world number 143 in their previous five matches, with the last one occurring in the quarterfinals of the 2017 Canadian Masters.

Since then, the progression of 27-year-old Schwartzman has been considerable and now he has seized the opportune moment to achieve a decisive and overwhelming victory.

This way, Schwartzman will be ready for Thursday's match, when he will face Belarusian Egor Gerasimov, who defeated South African Lloyd Harris.

With information from EFE and AFP