At Wimbledon, Richard Gasquet has delivered an extraordinary match
Illustration.. (AFP / ADRIAN DENNIS.)
From the physical, mental to all events. Richard Gasquet on Wednesday responded to all his critics who saw him as an ultra-talented player but brittle mental and limited resistance. The French (20th worldwide) has come to dominate the fourth of the ATP rankings, the Swiss Stan Wawrinka, recent winner of Roland Garros and true physical beast, broke the marathon five-set matches.
This will only the third semi-final Grand Slam for this precocious talent after that of 2007, already at Wimbledon and the 2013 US Open.
Technical peaks
Wednesday show was not on center court where Novak Djokovic, Gasquet future opponent, swept Marin Cilic in three small sets (6-4, 6-4, 6-4). No, tennis fans vibrated in face-to-face meeting between two of the finest reverses the circuit.
The French first addressed the foot to the floor in surprise match his opponent. Following the copy of Tricolore was more messy abandoned with two sets. Appointment was made in the last round that would reach heights of technical and delight of the British spectators numb with cold. In this great struggle, none of the players wanted to give but Gasquet has always had the merit of making the race in the lead.
At 5-5, the air became unbreathable on court No. 1 where the two protagonists were not to be aware that a strike, which began an hour earlier, disrupted traffic on the London Underground.
Gasquet, having procured three match points at 10-9, finished, on his third attempt to crack by Wawrinka, which bounced off the back.
“It was very hard, soberly recognized the winner of the BBC micro. He, he has a big confidence and I had to fight. It was a big battle. The mind takes over the rest and there it incredible game. I stayed aggressive, I really wanted to win. It would have been hard to lose. This is an incredible victory, I am happy with what I did. I’ll try to do the same against Djokovic, against whom I lost in Paris. “
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