Unexpected Quarterfinalists: Gasquet, Hantuchova, and Not Fed
Yesterday, Richard Gasquet won a fourth-round match at a Grand Slam. If that doesn’t surprise you, you haven’t been paying much attention to Gasquet for, say, the last eight years. The Frenchman with...
View ArticleGasquet d. Ferrer: Recap and Detailed Stats
The knock on Richard Gasquet has long been his inability to play the big matches, to overcome higher-ranked opponents, even when he has the weapons to defeat them. David Ferrer is the sort of guy who...
View ArticleStubborn Richard and Fighting Flavia
We all know how great Richard Gasquet‘s backhand is. It’s arguably the best one-hander in the game, and the down-the-line version is right up there with with any other men’s backhandweapon, one- or...
View ArticleThe Impossible Cases for Gasquet and Wawrinka
The last eleven times Stanislas Wawrinka has played Novak Djokovic, he has lost. The last ten times Richard Gasquet has played Rafael Nadal, he has lost. It takes plenty of optimism, coupled with a...
View ArticleNadal d. Gasquet: Recap and Detailed Stats
Not often do we come away from a straight-set victory with newfound respect for the loser, but that’s the appropriate reaction today. As I discussed this morning, Richard Gasquet has never accomplished...
View ArticleRichard Gasquet and Fifty-Win Seasons
When Richard Gasquet beat Kei Nishikori to reach the quarterfinals in Paris this week, he won his 50th match of the year, putting him in that rarefied company for the first time in his career. Six...
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