Richard Gasquet

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Making his first appearance at the Australian Open since 2018, Richard Gasquet returned with a bang in a four-set comeback upset against fellow Frenchman Ugo Humbert. The 35-year-old Gasquet, 12 years his countryman’s elder, knocked off the No. 29 seed with a surprise 3-6, 7-6(4), 7-6(3), 6-3 result on Tuesday.

The match turned on the two tie-breaks, with a vintage Gasquet winning the first with the help of an ace and a set-point winner, and the second after back-to-back errors from Humbert. On the whole, Gasquet’s steady play frustrated his more aggressive opponent: He finished with a 39-to-36 winners-to-unforced-errors count, while Humbert tallied a 55-to-50 ratio.

Ranked as high as World No. 7 in 2007, Gasquet now sits at No. 81, with his last ATP Tour title coming in 2018 ('s-Hertogenbosch).

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Gasquet Tops Humbert Again In Montpellier

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Two weeks after a four-set comeback win over Ugo Humbert at the Australian Open, Richard Gasquet has again come from behind to upset his countryman in the Open Sud de France opening round.

The 35-year-old won two tie-breaks in that Melbourne victory, but had to recover from dropping an opening-set tie-break on Wednesday in a 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-3 victory against the seventh seed.

“I really like to play on this court,” said Gasquet, who was born in nearby Beziers. “With a crowd it’s really special to play here. That’s why I fought a lot in the second set. It was a great match against one of the best players in the world.”

After a trade of breaks in the first, Humbert saved five break points in an eight-deuce game to hold for 6-5. Gasquet then saved a set point on serve at 5-6, before Humbert won the last four points of the tie-break. In set two, the unseeded Frenchman broke in the final game after saving four break points at 3-3.

Gasquet took a decisive lead midway through the third, but needed to save break points in his last two service games—including a 0/40 escape in the final game—to close it out. He'll next challenge South Korea's Soonwoo Kwon, a 6-2, 6-1 winner over Hugo Gaston on Tuesday.

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Gasquet Extends Strong Montpellier Record

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Richard Gasquet’s love affair with the Open Sud de France continued Thursday. The Frenchman downed Soonwoo Kwon 7-5, 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals in Montpellier for the ninth time.

The World No. 75 has triumphed on home soil at the ATP 250 event three times, lifting the trophy in 2013, 2015 and 2016. In a solid performance, Gasquet won 15 consecutive points on serve in the first set to clinch the opener before he broke at the start of the second set to gain further control.

"I was solid on the court," Gasquet said in his on-court interview. "I didn't make many mistakes, which was the key in the match. I played well and I didn't lose my serve. When playing indoors the court is fast, so I had to serve well and I did. I am really happy to win because he is a great player."

The 35-year-old, who also advanced to the final in Montpellier in 2014, 2017 and 2018, has now recorded a leading 28 match wins at the tournament after his one-hour, 40-minute triumph against Kwon. Gasquet will face Swede Mikael Ymer in the last eight.

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Gasquet Sets Rublev Clash In Marseille

Fifth seed Ivashka also progresses at Open 13 Provence
Former Top 10 Frenchman Richard Gasquet defeated Mikael Ymer to reach the second round at the Open 13 Provence in Marseille, where he will meet World No. 7 Andrey Rublev.

Ymer’s run to the semi-finals in Montpellier two weeks ago included a win over Gael Monfils, but the young Swede was unable to find that level against Gasquet. The Frenchman broke Ymer three times on his way to a 6-4, 7-5 victory at a tournament where he has reached the semi-finals twice before.

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