A LOOK BACK Pekao Szczecin Open (Szczecin, Poland): Frenchman Richard Gasquet capped a brief return to the ATP Challenger Tour with a triumph in the Szczecin final, defeating former World No. 18 Florian Mayer 7-6(3), 7-6(4). Gasquet had entered the event to pick up some valuable match play having struggled recently with injuries. It was his first appearance in Szczecin since 2004 and improved his record in Challenger finals to 9-1. This was Gasquet’s first Challenger title since Bordeaux 2010. The Frenchman had saved a match point to beat Guido Andreozzi in the quarter-finals on Friday and did not drop a set thereafter. The World No. 30 is the highest-ranked Challenger winner since then No. 20 Benoit Paire won in...
Top seed Richard Gasquet looks ahead to his first visit to Szczecin since 2004, as the Frenchman eyes a successful return from a thigh injury. Video courtesy of Pekao Szczecin Open.
Richard Gasquet will take on incoming World No.1 Rafael Nadal in the Western & Southern Open second round after a routine opening to his Cincinnati campaign on Monday. The Frenchman took down Australian qualifier John-Patrick Smith 6-4, 6-4. Gasquet is coming off a narrow three-set loss to eventual Coupe Rogers champion Alexander Zverev last week, a match in which he held three match points. He will be looking for his first win in 15 FedEx ATP Head2Head clashes when he meets fellow 31-year-old Nadal. Against Smith, Gasquet broke four times to complete the one-hour, 25-minute result. The Australian had earlier beaten Vasek Pospisil and Christian Harrison to make the main draw. Watch Live On TennisTV Watch Full Match Replays Gasquet’s...
Watch Hot Shot as Richard Gasquet pulls off the unthinkable against Alexander Zverev at the Gerry Weber Open. Watch live matches at tennistv.com. Photo: Getty Images
