Thanks to a victory in three rounds at the expense of Henri Laaksonen, Hugo Gaston won the Challenger tournament in Roanne, his first title in this category.
Hugo Gaston has finally added a first row to his list. Beaten in the final of the ATP tournament in Gstaad by Casper Ruud last year, the native of Toulouse had also failed twice in the Challenger category, in Rome in April 2021 then in Iasi the week before his fine career in Switzerland. A void that the current 132nd player in the world ended up filling this Sunday during the final of the Challenger tournament played in Roanne. Seeded number 2 in the Loire, the 22-year-old player was first undermined by Henri Laaksonen. Indeed, after saving two first set balls and then erasing the break conceded prematurely in the first set, the Swiss dismissed two new set points in the decisive game before concluding it in his favor at the first opportunity.
? A first challenger title in Roanne for @HugoGaston7 !
Il a battu Laaksonen 6/7[6]7/5, 6/1 in a stunning final!
Well done Hugo ???pic.twitter.com/jt8rfJC7eL
— FFT (@FFTennis) November 13, 2022
Stunning Gaston
An ascendant that the 182nd in the world confirmed by taking the service of the French from the first game of the second set. Hugo Gaston was then able to convert his first break point to return to four games everywhere before making the decision at the gates of the decisive game thanks to a second break. On his way, the Toulousain put Henri Laaksonen in difficulty by taking his service at the first opportunity, quickly leading three games to nothing. Never put in difficulty on his face-off, Hugo Gaston was able to take that of the Swiss for a second time to lead five games to one and serve to win the match. The first opportunity to conclude was good for the Habs (6-7, 7-5, 6-1 in 2:05 ‘) and thus won its first career title, all circuits combined. A success, and the 100 ATP points that go with it will allow him to gain 26 places in the world rankings on Monday and get very close to the Top 100.
