The aborted dream. Richard Gasquet aficionados saw the French thrill us a little bit at the Australian Open after his title in Auckland, the 16th of his career. Nay. Richard 2023 lost sharply against his compatriot Ugo Humbert, 106th in the world: 6-3, 6-4, 6-3. The match started on Tuesday before being quickly interrupted by rain.
With Richard Gasquet, France loses its number 1 entry in Melbourne. The tournament promises to be very long even if the three-color men’s draw is currently fuller than the women’s draw, the upper half of which no longer has any French women with the elimination of Clara Burel. The French was unsurprisingly swept away by the Czech Barbora Krejcikova (23rd) 6-4, 6-1.
The difference being that unlike the men, the French women can count on their n°1, Caroline Garcia, whose level glimpsed during her first round leads to optimism. But let’s not brag, anything is possible with tricolor tennis.