Richard Gasquet feels like a fish in water at the Gonet Geneva Open. The soon-to-be 36-year-old Frenchman, whose talent lit up an otherwise somewhat dull day on Thursday on the tennis front, did not experience any major problem in dismissing the Pole Kamil Majchrzak (ATP 81). He won 6-2 6-4 and will play his semi-final on Friday against the winner of the match between Portugal’s João Sousa and Belarusian Ilya Ivashka.
In addition to the result, Richard Gasquet took care of the way, delighting the public with some of his prettiest setbacks. Very comfortable in the first set, the right-hander from Béziers was able to tighten his guard when the situation required it. After his victories against the Australian John Millman then the Russian Daniil Medvedev, he has three consecutive successes on the ATP circuit for the first time since last July at Umag.
“I immediately felt good on this court, explains the one who had never performed at the Parc des Eaux-Vives before this year. It’s nice to win matches in a big tournament, especially against guys who play good tennis. Afterwards, when you arrive in the semis, it’s good, but you necessarily want to do everything to go to the final.