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Gasquet proclaims upcoming retirement
Former World No. 7’s closing occasion will probably be 2025 Roland Garros
October 09, 2024
Corinne Dubreuil/ATP Tour
Richard Gasquet has received 605 tour-level matches in his profession.
By ATP Workers
Richard Gasquet, the previous No. 7 participant within the PIF ATP Rankings, revealed in an interview with L’Equipe plans to retire subsequent 12 months after Roland Garros.
“I feel that it’s the finest second for me to do it,” Gasquet mentioned within the French interview. “It’s the finest match to do it. It’s magnificent, we’ve got the prospect being French to have the ability to cease in these sort of unbelievable locations. An finish, it’s all the time difficult, all the previous nice gamers all the time advised me it’s not straightforward to announce. You by no means know when, how, the place. Right here, in any case, it’s apparent.”
The 38-year-old, who turned professional in 2002, has spent greater than 20 years within the highlight. Having graced the quilt of French Tennis Journal at age 9, Gasquet received his ATP Tour debut match aged 16 on the 2002 Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters towards Franco Squillari.
Lively Gamers With 500 Wins
The Frenchman, recognized for his picturesque one-handed backhand, has earned 605 tour-level wins (605-400), the third-most victories amongst lively gamers behind solely Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, in keeping with the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index.
Gasquet has received 16 ATP Tour titles, most lately triumphing final 12 months in Auckland. He has claimed 36 victories towards High 10 opponents and competed within the Nitto ATP Finals twice, in 2007 and 2013.
