Richard Gasquet

Richard at the US Open

2008-08-25T14:28:43Z

I'm so sorry, I'm a really bad mod, I've been too obsessed with the Olympics *blushes*

But anyway, the US Open starts today at Flushing Meadows and Richard is seeded 12th for the event but has a tricky first round match against Tommy Haas of Germany.

He will also play in the doubles with Fabrice Santoro.

Icons!

2008-08-09T16:21:49Z

I made some icons of Richard. I hope it's okay if I post them here.

( under the fake cut )

|| Please credit if taking
|| I love comments.
|| Enjoy!

I've also opened the Richard Gasquet fanlisting. If you don't know what a fanlisting is, then you should go there.

Gasquet @ the Rogers Cup

2008-07-25T03:48:43Z

I went to the qualifying rounds and I nearly shrieked with delight seeing Richards name scribbled to be on a practice court within the 5 minutes that I arrived. I watched him rally for a bit just warming up and drooled over his backhand, it's gorgeous. Anyway so we came back when he was about to leave the court and I thought I'd take my chance at getting an autograph. Being totally unprepared he came out and I just joined the small mob and stuck out my arm as far as I could with the paper in my hand. (while everyone else had tennis balls and autograph books). I totally died when he was signing and he saw my sheet of paper, he looked up at me for a couple seconds and then signed my paper. I said "Merci" and ran off happily after being so close and not to mention getting eye contact with him.

So here is the scribble:

and a couple photos (sorry if they're huge :P) :

I believe Gasquet is doing quite well...I think he's in the 3rd round...doing much better then Federer, who lost his ~~first~~ second round match. (thanks for the correction)

Wimbledon

2008-07-01T07:30:06Z

Having beaten Gilles Simon in the 3rd round in 4 sets, Richard faced the Brit Andy Murray yesterday. He won the first two sets and was serving for the match at one point in the third but he ended up losing 5-7 3-6 7-6 (7-3) 6-2 6-4

Murray will now play Rafael Nadal in the Quarter Final.

Wimbledon Round-Up

2008-06-27T21:24:11Z

Just a catch up on Richard's Wimbledon progress because I've been busy lately.

Round One: Richard beat Mardy Fish 6/3, 6/4, 6/2
Round Two: Richard beat Sebastien Grosjean 6/2, 6/2, ret

Tomorrow he plays the 28th seed and fellow countryman Gilles Simon.

They are due to appear second on Court One.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

2008-06-18T11:09:06Z

Today is Richard's 22nd Birthday!

So Happy Birthday to him.

The seedings for Wimbledon have also been announced and he has been seeded 8th for this year's tournament.

Here they are in full:

1. Roger Federer (Switzerland)

2. Rafael Nadal (Spain)

3. Novak Djokovic (Serbia)

4. Nikolay Davydenko (Russian)

5. David Ferrer (Spain)

6. Andy Roddick (United States)

7. David Nalbandian (Argentina)

8. Richard Gasquet (France)

9. James Blake (United States)

10. Marcos Baghdatis (Cyprus)

11. Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic)

12. Andy Murray (Britain)

13. Stanislas Wawrinka (Switzerland)

14. Paul-Henri Mathieu (France)

15. Fernando Gonzalez (Chile)

16. Radek Stepanek (Czech Republic)

17. Mikhail Youzhny (Russia)

18. Ivo Karlovic (Croatia)

19. Nicolas Almagro (Spain)

20. Lleyton Hewitt (Australia)

21. Juan Carlos Ferrero (Spain)

22. Fernando Verdasco (Spain)

23. Tommy Robredo (Spain)

24. Jarkko Nieminen (Finland)

25. Dmitry Tursunov (Russia)

26. Ivan Ljubicic (Croatia)

27. Nicolas Kiefer (Germany)

28. Gilles Simon (France)

29. Andreas Seppi (Italy)

30. Gael Monfils (France)

31. Feliciano Lopez (Spain)

32. Michael Llodra (France)

Grass Season

2008-06-11T12:35:42Z

Richard is currently playing in the Artois Championships at Queens in London, where he is seeded 5th.

Having been given a bye in the first round he is now playing Simone Bolelli.

However, he will not be playing at Nottingham, where he won his first ever ATP title, this year.

The French Open

2008-05-26T19:01:32Z

Richard Gasquet has pulled out of the French Open with a knee injury.

The French number one was due to take on compatriot Florent Serra on Monday but was forced to withdraw shortly before the match.

Details are sketchy as to the nature of the injury, with organisers saying: "Gasquet has withdrawn because of a sudden blockage of his left knee."

The 21-year-old has been struggling for form in recent weeks but was seeded eighth at Roland Garros and will now have scans on the knee to determine the extent of the damage.

The tournament had already been hit by the withdrawal of another home favourite, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who also has a knee problem and Colombian Santiago Giraldo will replace Gasquet in the tournament.

Get better soon, Richie!

French Open First Round

2008-05-24T08:42:59Z

Richard has been seeded 8th for this year's French Open and he has been drawn in the top half of the draw, the same part as Roger Federer.

His first match will be against fellow countryman Florent Serra.

With Guillaume

Richard on Roland Garros

2008-05-15T11:17:01Z

Following a series of bad results on the clay, Richard Gasquet has said that he may skip the French Open because he is "not fit to play tennis".

The 21-year-old, who is ninth in the world rankings, has not progressed past the last 16 in any event this year and is 35th in the current ATP singles race.

Gasquet, the highest-placed Frenchman in the world rankings, is now contemplating missing his own country's grand-slam event, saying: "I am completely burnt out. I haven't fully recovered from the efforts I made last year. And I am paying for it at the moment."

He added: "I am not fit to play tennis - running, moving, everything is becoming difficult. I am going to cut myself off for the week. Forgetting about my racquet can't do me any harm.

"For Roland Garros, we will see. Don't expect a big tournament from me - if I take part in it."

The French Open begins a week on Sunday and Gasquet fears it could be embarrassing for him if he does take part in the tournament, given his current form.

"I am going to put down my racquet for a week. Then I'll come back to training and we will see then," he added. "It is nearly two years since I have had a break. I miss that.

"Imagine what I would do at Roland Garros, it would not be nice for anyone."

Gasquet, who is 22 next month, won a career-high 49 matches in 2007, claiming a fifth career ATP title and reaching two other finals that year.

He also reached the semi-finals at Wimbledon, the first time he had gone that far in a grand-slam event.

Article from The Press Association

I hope he finds form and fitness soon *crosses everything*

Monte Carlo Masters Round 2

2008-04-23T21:23:39Z

Richard beat the Belgian qualifier, K Vliegen, in straight sets 6/1, 6/2 and will play the American Sam Querrey tomorrow where he is 4th on court.

Monte Carlo Masters

2008-04-21T07:34:34Z

Sorry I haven't been around for a while, I'm sure you guys understand that I've been really busy with university work lately. But many thanks to ayanekasumi and creepy_shetan for keeping us updated on Richard's progress.

Just a quick note to say that Richard will be taking part in this year's Monte Carlo Masters event and that he has been granted a bye in the first round and will face either Fabrice Santoro or a qualifier in the second round.

Remember, Monte Carlo is the event where Richard played in his first ATP event in 2002 and he also made the semi-final there in 2005!

Indian Wells results

2008-03-20T18:10:42Z

Since it hasn't been done yet and I've got time to kill before my next class, I'll take over ayanekasumi and composim's unofficial job for a bit. =P Hope you guys don't mind...

Singles

March 17, 2008 - Third Round - 8 Gasquet vs. 28 Chela
Richard won 6-2 6-1 in almost 1 hr 2 min
He only gave Chela one break point, but Richard managed to save it.
Richard also had no double faults the entire match.
Quite a strong victory, it seems like... I'd say "it looked like," if the broadcasters at Indian Wells had actually shown the match on TV... Unless the West Coast got to see some of it...?

March 19, 2008 - Fourth Round - 8 Gasquet vs. 9 Blake
Richard lost 4-6 2-6 in about 1 hr 6 min
Richard's serve was broken four times, but he could only break Blake's once.
This time Blake had no double faults, but Richard only had one.
In interviews, Blake kept referring to the match as a "Davis Cup preview" for April... Here's hoping that if these two play against each other again there (which is highly likely), the results won't be the same. ~_^

Doubles

March 14, 2008 - First Round - Gasquet/Lindstedt vs. WC Grosjean/Tsonga
Richard and Robert won 4-6 6-2 10-7 in 1 hr 14 min

March 17, 2008 - Second Round - Gasquet/Lindstedt vs. Butorac/A. Murray
Richard and Robert won 6-4 6-4 in 1 hr 4 min

March 18, 2008 - Quarterfinals - Gasquet/Lindstedt vs. Bjorkman/Ullyett
Richard and Robert won 6-3 4-6 13-11 in 1 hr 29 min

Gasquet and Lindstedt's next doubles match (semifinal round) is scheduled for today, March 20, at 3:00pm PST on Stadium 2 against Nestor and Zimonjic (seeded 3). This'll be their first match against a seeded pair in this tournament.

Personally, I'm hoping for a Gasquet/Lindstedt vs. Mirnyi/J. Murray final, but I guess we'll just have to wait and see... ^__^

Pacific Life Open

2008-03-17T11:03:38Z

Richard is in Indian Wells this week, to play in the first Masters Series Event of the year - the Pacific Life Open.

Richard is through to the third round in Indian Wells, with a straight sets win over Robin Soderling 6-3, 6-2 in just 52 minutes
Next up for Richard is the number 28 seed, Juan Ignacio Chela.

STADIUM 2 start 11:00 am

[8] R Gasquet (FRA) vs [28] J Chela (ARG) - ATP
Not Before 1:00 PM
A Kerber (GER) vs [6] M Bartoli (FRA) - WTA
[14] P Mathieu (FRA) vs [17] J Tsonga (FRA) - ATP
[18] M Baghdatis (CYP) vs S Wawrinka (SUI) - ATP
[16] G Canas (ARG) vs [21] J Monaco (ARG) - ATP
[5] D Ferrer (ESP) vs H Lee (KOR) - ATP

Dubai Round One

2008-03-03T21:18:55Z

Richard beat Russia's Dmitry Tursunov in the first round in Dubai in straight sets: 6/4, 6/4

Dubai

2008-03-02T13:00:10Z

Richard is back in action this week at the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships. This is Richard's first appearance in Dubai.

It's a draw difficult, but inevitable considering the density of good players classified on this tournament.(Dubai has attracted eight of the world's top ten players). Richard is seeded seventh and will face Dmitry Tursunov in the first round. Then he will face Andreev at the second round, Djokovic or Youznhy in quarters'final, Nadal in semi final and finally Roger Federer in final.
Eh Ben... This tournament will be filled in emotion by seeing these amazing matches.

Richard is also teaming up with the French wizard, Fabrice Santoro, in the doubles event (They won a double title together in Metz two years ago). In the first round, they will face Ferrer and Verdasco.

Full doubles draw

Video of Richard's Season 2007

2008-02-23T12:53:54Z

Hi everyone !!!
As usual, every year I make a video' montage of Richard Gasquet's season ... So there is it, the new video of his season 2007 that I made this week. I hope you like it
(P.S: The english version will be soon here ;) !!!)

You can download this video with this link
http://www.megaupload.com/pt/?d=HUOVYAJD

Richard Gasquet Saison 2007
envoyé par -Ayane-

Davis Cup

2008-02-08T21:21:12Z

Richard won his first rubber in the Davis Cup against Victor Hanescu: 7/6, 6/4, 7/5

France currently lead 2-0 against Romania

ATP Rankings

2008-01-28T08:25:37Z

Despite Richard losing to eventual runner up, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the Australian Open, he has moved up to number 7 in the South African Airways ATP Rankings, equaling his previous highest, which he gained last year.

His next tournament will be the Davis Cup tie on the 8th-10th February in Romania

Australian Open Round Three

2008-01-18T10:55:26Z

Richard beat Igor Andreev in four sets to get into the fourth round of the Australian Open.

He won 6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4

He will play fellow countryman and friend Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the next round

Australian Open Round Two

2008-01-16T10:16:44Z

Richard beat Feliciano Lopez of Spain in straight sets 6-2, 6-1, 6-3

He will play Igor Andreev in the next round

Australian Open Round One

2008-01-14T09:17:50Z

Richard won in 4 sets against the Australian Nick Lindahl: 6-0, 6-1, 3-6, 6-2

EDIT: He will now play Feliciano Lopez of Spain in the next round. He is scheduled to be 5th on the Margaret Court Arena, at around 7.30pm local time.

Australian Open

2008-01-11T17:44:51Z

Richard is seeded 8th for this year's Australian Open and will play the Australian Nick Lindahl in the first round of the tournament.

Sydney Round 2

2008-01-09T08:50:03Z

Richard lost to Dmitry Tursunov in 3 sets: 6/3, 3/6, 4/6

ATP Sydney International Round One

2008-01-08T09:09:59Z

Richard beat Igor Andreev of Russia in the first round 6-3, 7-6

He will play Dmitry Tursonov of Russia in the second round tomorrow.