Archive for category: Richard Gasguet
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Raonic overcomes Karlovic, Gasquet dismisses Dimitrov at the Thailand Open
An excellent serving performance from Canadian Milos Raonic saw him move into the quarterfinals in Bangkok, earning a very winnable tie against Finland’s Jarkko Nieminen. Raonic served 14 aces and faced no break points in a 7-6(3) 6-4 win over Ivo Karlovic. As expected by many, there was very little action [...] -
Ferrer into the Quarterfinals on a Rainy Tuesday at Flushing Meadows
Rain disrupted play on Tuesday, allowing for just one men’s single match to complete. 4th seed David Ferrer was up against the 13th seed Richard Gasquet. The Frenchman was looking to move past the 4th round here in New York for the first time in his career. The 26 year [...] -
Tipsarevic and Gasquet book their place in the last 16 at Flushing Meadows
Favorites Janko Tipsarevic and Richard Gasquet dismiss unseeded players Grega Zemlja and Steve Johnson in straight sets to enter last 16 at 2012 US Open. 99th-ranked Slovenian Grega Zemlja was the first ever Slovene to have played in the third round of a Grand Slam tournament. He achieved this historical [...] -
Djokovic storms into round three at US Open, Gasquet also advances
Novak Djokovic took just 99 minutes to win his second round encounter against the Brazilian Rogerio Dutra Silva 6-2 6-1 6-2. Djokovic was a constant menace on his opponents serve although the 6/16 break points won stat leaves a bit to be desired. The first set went quick as Djokovic [...] -
Gasquet through to second round, Haas out of 2012 US Open
Richard Gasquet paves his way into the second round of the 2012 US Open, whereas Tommy Haas stumbles against Ernests Gulbis. Elsewhere, Steve Johnson eliminated compatriot Rajeev Ram. Thirteenth seed French Gasquet had a slow start, but has recovered after the first set of his first round match against Spaniard [...] -
Will Richard Gasquet “Allez” to the Top Ten Again?
The Rogers Cup in Toronto last week was certainly an opportunity for those who showed up there with the withdrawals of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and several other top men who competed in the Olympics the week before. But if someone was going to be a surprise finalist, I’m sure [...] -
Djokovic Defends Rogers Cup Title, Overpowers Gasquet in Final
Novak Djokovic successfully managed to defend his Rogers Cup title as he put on a superb performance to defeat Richard Gasquet in Sunday’s final, winning 6-3 6-2. In a tournament that saw many rain interruptions throughout the week, the Serb mastered both his opponents and the weather with some brilliance [...] -
Gasquet overcomes Isner in Toronto semis, will play Djokovic for the title
Richard Gasquet needed two sets to defeat John Isner in Toronto semifinals and will confront Novak Djokovic in 2012 Rogers Cup grand finale. Fourteenth seed French Gasquet has entered his second Toronto Masters final after 2006. Following his 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 victory over eleventh-seeded American Mardy Fish in quarterfinals, the [...] -
Djokovic advances into the final of Toronto Masters, beats Tipsarevic in straight sets
World no. 2 Novak Djokovic advanced into the final of the Rogers Cup after beating world no. 9 Janko Tipsarevic in straight sets 6-4 6-1 in a match that was interrupted twice because of rain. Both players started the match with confidence, holding serve until play was interrupted due to [...] -
Gasquet eliminates Berdych, Fish defeats Monaco for a QFs spot in Toronto
Richard Gasquet and Mardy Fish enter the 2012 Toronto Masters quarterfinals after beating Tomas Berdych and Juan Monaco respectively. Fourth seed Czech Berdych has reached three Toronto quarterfinals in his career, but was stopped in the third round this year, losing a two-set match against 14th-seeded French Gasquet. Berdych started [...] -
Berdych, Monaco and Fish through at the Rogers Cup in Toronto
Seeded players Juan Monaco, Mardy Fish, Richard Gasquet, and Tomas Berdych are through to the third round of 2012 Toronto Rogers Cup. 7th seed Argentine Monaco defeated domestic player Vasek Pospisil and entered the second round of Toronto for the first time. In a bizarre first set, Monaco gave away [...] -
Bryan Bros reach Olympics semis, will face Benneteau/Gasquet next
A day after the unseeded Israeli team of Andy Ram and Jonathan Erlich overcame the reigning Olympic champions, Roger Federer and Stanislaw Wawrinka of Switzerland in three sets, they were back on court to take on the ATP’s number one ranked pair from America, the Bryan twins, Bob and Mike. [...] -
Hewitt upsets Cilic, Baghdatis also through to play Murray at Olympics
Australian Lleyton Hewitt has progressed to the 3rd round of the Men’s singles at the London Olympic games. He beat Croatian Marin Cilic in straight sets, in one of the surprises of this round. Being a former Wimbledon champion (as well as US Open champion) he was back on familiar [...]
