At Roland-Garros,
If these French Opens unlike any other have already marked the twilight of the Gasquet-Simon generation, French men's tennis has offered a little brightening up this Wednesday in the gray of Roland-Garros.
For his first Parisian Grand Slam, Hugo Gaston, 20 years old and 239th in the world, perfectly justified the invitation made by the organizers and qualified for the third round on Wednesday by offering himself Yoshihito Nishioka 6-4, 7 -6 [4], 3-6, 6-2: “Nishioka is a tough player to maneuver.
Hugo disturbed him with his cushioning and broke his rhythm.
He showed a lot of tactical intelligence, welcomes Thierry Champion, high level manager at the FFT.
Physically and mentally he was also very good.
This is his most successful match.
He played the important points well.
I know he works well with his trainer Marc Barbier.
After succeeding in playing so solid at Roland Garros, that's something else.
That's what he did and it's very strong. "
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The 20-year-old Frenchman scored no less than 42 winning shots for 36 unforced errors, distilled some nice cushioning to muddy the waters.
The Toulousain had crossed the obstacle Maxime Janvier.
He made a strong effort by dismissing the Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka (52nd in the world), who fell to Felix Auger-Aliassime in the first round.
left-handed like him, with two-handed backhand and heavy ground coverage.
Faced with his double, the TC Blagnac player was the strongest and won with a paw of which he has the secret, an astonishing backhand passing on a Japanese smash.
"He had a little slack at the start of the third set, but he immediately knew how to get back into it," continues Champion.
For his first big table at Roland-Garros, the gold medalist of the last Youth Olympic Games showed great maturity.
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The former world No. 2 juniors in particular dismissed three set points before winning the decisive game thanks to a precise sense of cushioning.
From the height of his 1.73 m, the left-hander, who has the particularity of never bouncing the ball before serving, is one of the small sizes of the circuit has thrilled the small colony and French supporters on court 5. Can aim very high in the future?
“There are small riders who succeed on the circuit, assures Champion.
Nishioka has already knocked down some good players and Schwartzman is playing fire right now.
Smaller jigs handle well.
And Hugo is able to send big serves as well.
He has a good hand and he compensates with his playing intelligence. He is extremely precise. "
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