The reverse Richaaaaaaaard. – AFP
We were scared when he wasted two match points at 5-4 before being unboxed in the second set, but in the end, Richard Gasquet overcame Diego Schwartzman, this Thursday, in the round of 16 of the tournament. Lyon. A great performance for the French against the semi-finalist of the last Roland-Garros, 10th in the world. This is also his first victory against a top 10 since May 2019 (Kei Nishikori in Montreal).
Gasquet (34) won 6-3, 7-5. An auspicious victory ten days before the start of the Parisian Grand Slam, even if the winning three-set matches will be another kettle of fish. Richie will face Russian Karen Kachanov, seeded number 8 and 26th in the world, on Friday in an attempt to secure his place in the semi-finals.
Monfils with his head in the seal
Another room, another atmosphere. The improvement will have been short-lived for Gaël Monfils. The Frenchman, who had won his first circuit victory in fifteen months in the previous round, lost against the Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka (4-6, 6-3, 7-6). “It’s confidence. Everything is complicated. There is nothing special, but it’s just complicated. Nothing is fluid. I lose 7-6 in the third set so even being in the hard, I manage to hang “, he lamented at a press conference, his gaze blank.
“Everything is hard, honestly. You have to play matches and more matches and that I find rhythm. We must continue to believe in it. I have already known times a little harder. Every period is difficult. I’m disappointed, ”continued the French number one, who still has to play in the Belgrade tournament before Roland.