And in the end, Hugo Gaston wins… Four matches in Paris (two in qualifying and two in the big table) and the same scenario each time.
The revelation of Roland-Garros 2020 loses the first set and returns from who knows where to snatch the victory.
Even if the opponent is called Pablo Carreno Busta, 17th player in the world and bronze medalist at the last Olympic Games in Tokyo, who had crushed him last year at the same place.
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- ROLEX PARIS MASTERS (@RolexPMasters) November 3, 2021
Beaten 6-7 (3), 6-4, 7-5, the Spaniard returned to the house without necessarily having understood everything what happened to him at the Central of the Accor Arena.
“Since his first qualifying round against Anderson
(Editor's note: former US Open finalist)
he has had very good feelings, breathes Davis Cup captain Sébastien Grosjean who has followed all his matches.
He has progressed in the service, he varies a lot, he has a lot of desire and he manages to surpass himself in front of the public.
He surprises his opponents, he never produces the same ball and it's hard in the face to adapt.
In addition, the rebound is quite low, so cushioning rebounds even less.
In short, he takes pleasure and he gives it.
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The tricolor pixie does not hide it.
He likes to be the little king of the arena and does not hesitate to seek the support of the stands himself.
“Even led 4-3 break in the second set, I never gave up, he smiles after having finished lying in the baseline in front of the noisy cohort of close friends.
I have always believed in it and the atmosphere carried me.
I need the audience's help, it helps me play well.
My game annoys a lot of players.
They don't necessarily know me and don't really know what to do.
I will keep my game plan and continue like this.
If I can make everyone proud, I am very happy.
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Davis Cup in the crosshairs
Such an epic in Paris inevitably brings back not so old memories. But the student of Marc Barbier largely tempers any comparison with his Roland-Garros a year ago. "Only the city is the same," he slips. Roland, it's getting a little dated. I was beyond 200th place, there I reached the gates of 100, things are different. They are not the same conditions, not the same surface. I have progressed and I know that I am in my place, that I am playing very well. I'm pretty easy on it and I don't compare. "
Already guaranteed to be 80th at ATP next week, Gaston will not have finished his season after the Rolex Paris Masters.
Next week he will be in Milan for the Masters Next Gen, which brings together the best players of the season under 22.
And then, a trip may be waiting for him in Innsbruck (Aut) with the French Davis Cup team.
“If someone calls on me, I'll be there,” he says.
But that would be a huge surprise.
It's not in my head.
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After coming out of qualifying, after beating his compatriot Arthur Rinderknech, Hugo Gaston eliminates Pablo Carreno Busta.
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- ROLEX PARIS MASTERS (@RolexPMasters) November 3, 2021
But certainly in that of the captain.
“Obviously I'm thinking!
He beats Anderson, Musetti, Rinderknech each time in three sets with a nice reaction in difficult times, explains Grosjean, seduced.
I had in mind to go to six in Austria because I have two players in the Masters doubles
(Editor's note: Mahut and Herbert)
.
Hugo is intelligent, he feels the game, he has a great touch on the ball and even if he abuses it sometimes, he creates games. Let him continue like this and he will play more and more often in such atmospheres.
The top 100 is a step… ”