Richard Gasquet

in Melbourne but injured knee 'fine'

Melbourne - Muslimchronicle

World number one Rafael Nadal lost his first match of the year 6-4, 7-5 to Richard Gasquet at the Kooyong Classic on Tuesday, but said he was happy after his troublesome knee held up "fine". Nadal's knee injury hampered the end of his 2017 season and forced him to skip last week's Brisbane International, but he was able to give it a workout atRead more

Gasquet, Herbert double up for France

Lille - Muslimchronicle

France captain Yannick Noah selected Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Lucas Pouille, Richard Gasquet and Pierre-Hugues Herbert to face Belgium in the Davis Cup final in Lille this weekend. The France team was announced by the French Tennis Federation on Twitter ahead of Thursday’s draw for the Friday to Sunday face-off against a Belgian team led by David Goffin. Goffin, ranked seventh inRead more

Clinical France batter Japan in Davis Cup singles

Tokyo - Arab Today

France took an early stranglehold on their Davis Cup first-round tie against Japan on Friday as Richard Gasquet and Gilles Simon dominated the opening day's singles matches. Former Wimbledon semi-finalist Gasquet swept past Taro Daniel 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 in Tokyo before Simon overpowered Yoshihito Nishioka 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 to put the visitors firmly in control of the World group clash.Read more

Gasquet leads France to Hopman Cup win

Perth - Arab Today

Cagey veteran Richard Gasquet led France to a 2-1 win over Germany at the mixed teams Hopman Cup in Perth on Monday. Gasquet beat rising star Alexander Zverev in their men’s singles match and then teamed with Kristina Mladenovic to win the deciding mixed doubles rubber. Although Gasquet, 30, is ranked six places above the teenage Zverev, the German lastRead more

Nishikori vows to end Wimbledon woe

London - Arab Today

Japan's Kei Nishikori has set his sights on finally making a strong run at Wimbledon despite admitting he is less than 100 percent fit. Nishikori was forced to withdraw from the Wimbledon warm-up event in Halle before his second round match last week due to an injury to his oblique muscles. The world number six eased fears he might missRead more

Gasquet carrying French flag

Paris - Arab Today

Richard Gasquet salvaged French pride with his four sets win over Kei Nishikori in the fourth round of the French Open and now he wants to take it three steps further and end a 33-year long drought. The 29-year-old from the southern town of Beziers started the day as the sole French player -- male or female -- still standingRead more