Richard Gasquet took advantage of the abandonment of his opponent, Kamil Majchrzak, to validate his ticket for the second round of the ATP 250 tournament in Winston-Salem.
Richard Gasquet succeeds in entering the race. This Sunday, the Frenchman, 84th player in the world, qualified for the second round of the ATP 250 tournament in Winston-Salem in the United States, on hard court, after taking advantage of the abandonment of the Polish Kamil Majchrzak, 89th player in the world, while the score was 6-7 (5), 6-2, 1-0 in his favor, after 1h59 of play. In the first set, the French lost his entry service, before ending up unbreaking, at 1-2, on his second attempt and after a very long game. At 5-5, the Habs got a new break point, before almost losing their service in stride, which could then have offered this first set to their opponent of the day.
A shutout in the third inning for Gasquet
Finally, the two men therefore went to the tie-break. A particularly tight decisive game, but which the Pole won on his first attempt (7-6 (5)). In the second set, it was Richard Gasquet who lost his entry service, before trying twice, in stride, to already catch up. The higher ranked of the two then continued his momentum, breaking his opponent again shortly after. To end up winning a fifth consecutive game, synonymous with a third break and equalization at one set everywhere, on his second possibility (6-2). Finally, in the third and final set, the 84th player in the world won his first service game, blank. And so it was at this point that his competitor preferred to say stop (1-0).