Australian Open Tennis (H) Gasquet confirms

After a first successful test against David Guez, Richard Gasquet confirmed with a victory in three sets to Nikolay Davydenko on Wednesday in the second round (7-6 [3], 6-4, 6-4 in 2:20 ').

Richard Gasquet did not expect anything. This is the best way to have good surprises. Victim of an intercostal injury, Beziers assured, five days before the tournament starts , "not ready for a match in five sets," No need. he completed his first two rounds in straight sets. After a successful trial against his compatriot David Guez, a qualifier , the number 1 French was more face Nikolay Davydenko, who even back down to 61st in the world (it was number 3 at its best) can hurt with his pace metronomic groundstrokes. But a metronome which is packed.

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Top 5 games to 2 against an opponent yet in legs, Russian was then offered a set point. In vain. Gasquet began to warm up the engine, put more intensity in his strikes and spent the first pocketing the tiebreak in 50 minutes on a right miss (7-6) [3]. More opportunistic and stronger in key moments (a break in the seventh game of the second round, another at the same time in the third), seeded No. 9 compostait logically his ticket to the 3rd round, where he will find Tommy Robredo (17), who defeated (6-3, 6-7 [4] 6-1, 7-6 [8]) Julien Benneteau . For another good surprise?

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Richard Gasquet: "It was a heat of crazy and I started badly. I really have given me to win. At 5-4 in the third set, I was pretty tired ... It's good to have finished three rounds. Play like that in this heat, it has nothing to do with normal conditions. Races count double or triple. This is not totally normal to play in these conditions. My five sets in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open last year against Ferrer, it was less difficult limit! "F. Ra, Melbourne

 

 source: l'equipe