At Roland-Garros,
It is certainly one of the posters of the first round. A 100% tricolor shock and a shock of generations. "I am very happy to be at Roland Garros and to play a youngster who is fourteen years younger than me (note: Gaston is 20, Gasquet almost 35), slipped Saturday in front of the press Richard Gasquet. Hugo is someone I appreciate. It's going to be an open match. I feel pretty good on the court and in good physical shape. I hope it will be a good match against him. I'll try to have fun on the court. He had an incredible run last season. It is the future of French tennis with two, three others. It's nice to find myself against him. ”
Flash back: Hugo Gaston had burst the screen in the fall of 2020 by reaching to everyone's surprise the knockout stages for his first participation in the big table.
Tomb of Wawrinka in the 3rd round, heroic against Thiem in the 8th, he was the revelation of the tournament.
“I am very happy to come back here where I have beautiful memories.
I am fortunate to still be able to compete in this tournament with an invitation from the Federation.
It's another another context with an entry draw not easy against Richard who is playing very well at the moment.
In any case, I can't wait to be on the pitch. ”
“I'm going to try to play like I'm used to.
It will not be easy tactically because Richard is a very intelligent player. ”
Hugo gaston
The 4th round, Gasquet knows. Le Biterrois has reached this stage of the competition five times at Porte d'Auteuil (2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2016). At the end of his career, the winner of the 2017 Davis Cup may be living his last Roland-Garros. “It's still an opportunity to play here at this great stadium. I played here for the first time in 2002. I never expected to play here again in 2021. I have had a few injuries lately. But I still have the opportunity to have fun on this court, maybe for the last time. With Gilles (Simon), Jo (Tsonga), we are not far from the end. It was a great generation of French players. And opposite there have been the three greatest players in history over the past ten-fifteen years. " The young Hugo Gaston is full of praise for the “old”: “I have enormous respect for Richard.I had the chance to share a training session with him. He has an incredible career and has done a lot for French tennis. For me it's a chance to meet him. I will try to take my chance and give it my all. I do not set a target for results. I want to give everything on the pitch to come out happy. I will try to play like I am used to doing. It will not be easy tactically because he is a very intelligent player. ”I will try to play like I am used to doing. It will not be easy tactically because he is a very intelligent player. ”I will try to play like I am used to doing. It will not be easy tactically because he is a very intelligent player. ”
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“I think I have progressed in a lot of areas over the past six, seven months.
And I have a little more experience of large fields. ”
Hugo gaston
The two have never crossed swords previously on the circuit. The show could be at the rendezvous between these two aesthetes. The young Toulousain, if he finds the magic of last autumn should still delight the Parisian public with his touch and his dazzling paws. And Gasquet has fine remains. Its one-handed backhand remains a model of its kind. After his enchanted break at Porte d'Auteuil, the young left-hander has regained the anonymity of the secondary circuits. “After Roland-Garros, I was a little tired. Of course a lot of people have told me about this tournament. This is something that I took positively. I think I have progressed in a lot of areas over the past six, seven months. And I have a little more experience of large fields. ” He attacks this tournament in the skin of the 141st world (best ranking of his career).Finalist of his first challenger tournament (2nd division) this spring, he honored his invitation by spending a round at Mimai last March. He is getting closer to his goal: the top 100. Gasquet, who showed good things in Lyon and Parma (quarter-finals), and who remains a solid member of the top 50 when his body wants it, clearly remains the favorite of this match, especially since it seems not to suffer too much physically. And the key, there is a place in the second round against a certain Rafael Nadal. Another story…and who remains a solid member of the top 50 when his body wants it, remains clearly the favorite of this match, especially since he seems not to suffer too much physically. And the key, there is a place in the second round against a certain Rafael Nadal. Another story…and who remains a solid member of the top 50 when his body wants it, remains clearly the favorite of this match, especially since he seems not to suffer too much physically. And the key, there is a place in the second round against a certain Rafael Nadal. Another story…
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