Gasquet withdraws from Aix-en-Provence
With just a few weeks to go before the end of his career, the Frenchman is facing a slight setback in his preparation.
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Launched into the final stretch of his career, in the final few hundred meters, Richard Gasquet stumbled. But not enough to make him fall before the finish line, apparently.
In the midst of preparing for his farewell, planned for Roland-Garros, the Frenchman, who will soon be 39, had to withdraw from the Aix-en-Provence Challenger, which will take place from April 29 to May 4.
The Béziers native injured his calf. But “nothing serious,” reassured Julien Cassaigne, his coach-agent, contacted by L’Equipe . “He will resume training in Bordeaux.”
NOTHING SERIOUS, HE (GASQUET) WILL RESUME IN BORDEAUX
The Bordeaux Challenger, for which the nicknamed “Richie” has received an wildcard, will take place from May 13 to 18 and will be the penultimate stage of his adventure as a professional tennis player.
Before this setback, the Tricolore, who set himself the objective of finishing with honors at “Roland”, had been convincing in Monte-Carlo by beating Matteo Arnaldi – who beat Novak Djokovic in Madrid and qualified for the last 16 – before showing good resistance against Daniel Altmaier.
If a career is managed like a marathon and not a sprint, Richard Gasquet, who started on the main circuit in 2002, ran an ultra-trail.
