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Gasquet-Nadal, Premi�re!
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Sport24.com
September 18, 2024
Frenchman Richard Gasquet meets the other prodigy in world tennis, Spaniard Rafael Nadal, for the first time since they became professionals, in Saint-Jean-de-Luz.
This confrontation has been eagerly awaited for a long time. The Challenger Tournament of Saint-Jean-de-Luz will be, finally, the stage of the first match between Spaniard Nadal and Frenchman Gasquet as professional players. In 1999 they met in the tournament Petis As � Tarbes and the Frenchamn won then. In the meantime, things have changed considerably.
The Spaniard realized a very promising season, reaching the #46 spot of the rankings, whereas Gasquet has had a very difficult year. His father knows he is not the favourite. "Richard is definately the outsider. He is the number 123, the other is 46 and does amazing things," he admits to newspaper Le Parisien. Richard also knows that the match won't be easy. "We are both of the generation of 1986 and people tend to compare us. At Tarbes, I won in three sets after three hours. He is a fabulous fighter, he never gives up," he acknowledged.
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